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Tie Dye Cupcakes

These Orange and Black Tie Dye Cupcakes are perfect for Halloween dessert! They are festive, fun and easy to make.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 Cupcakes
Calories: 126kcal
Author: Wendy

Equipment

  • Muffin Tin
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • 2 Small mixing bowls
  • Cupcake Liners

Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 Cup Water
  • ½ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 3 Eggs
  • food coloring red, yellow, and black food coloring
  • 1 can Vanilla frosting
  • Halloween sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • Add cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs to a large bowl and beat on medium for 2 minutes.
  • Divide mixture between two smaller bowls.
  • Add black food coloring to one bowl and stir well, until the color is consistent, and as dark as you want. I used 20 drops.
  • Add red and yellow food coloring to one bowl and stir well, until the color is consistent, and as dark as you want. I used 20 drops of red and 12 drops of yellow.
  • Use a spoon to drop a small spoonful of orange batter into each cupcake liner.
  • Next, use a spoon to drop a small spoonful of black batter into each cupcake liner.
  • Alternate between the two colors until you have filled each cupcake liner halfway, and you have run out of cake batter.
  • Lightly tap the pan down on the counter to even the batter out, and place the pans in the oven.

Notes

 
Tap the pan after filling, to get your dye to swirl and compact some. 
For large cupcakes, make sure to fill each muffin tin 3/4 of the way full.  This will result in less than 24 cupcakes, but they will be large cupcakes. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cupcake | Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg