Rainbow Cupcakes

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• Step 1

  Make the cupcakes:

  Beat 125g butter and 125g sugar

  Add 2 eggs, one at a time, beating in.

  Fold in 125g flour. (Optional: add 50g dessicated coconut in place of 25g of the flour)

  (Optional: Add 1 tsp vanilla)

  Spoon batter into cupcake wrappers/cases to half full.

  Bake in Oven Gas Mark 5 until JUST going golden brown on top (around 8-10 mins depending on oven)

  Cool.

• Step 2

  Make the blue icing. Using icing sugar make up water icing to the correct consistency which is so it will move when put on the cupcake but not too much. Remember to put icing sugar in the bowl FIRST, put in colouring and vanilla then add water a little at a time so you don't overdo it. I suggest about 150-200g icing sugar and go from there.

  Take cool cupcakes and place a blob of icing in the middle and allow it to run down to cover the cake. If it doesn't cover it entirely add more or if it almost does use a teaspoon to move it to the edges yourself. Allow to set.

• Step 3

  Now make the icing for the white 'clouds'. Mix 50g butter and 200g icing sugar well - beat to make it extra fluffy if you want. You can also optionally add coconut to this icing (around 25g) if you want.

  You can either pipe this on with a piping bag or just place it on in blobs with a spoon. Either way place the two clouds at opposite sides of the cupcake.

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  Step 4

  Before the white cloud icing sets take the fizzy belts and cut to a size of approx 10cm (if necessary) and then place either end in the clouds to make the rainbow!

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midd · 12 projects 17th December 2011

oh my god, I have to make some of these when I get the ingredients! So cute!!!!!!!!!!

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dorothy · Brisbane, Queensland, AU · 2 projects 3rd September 2011

These are so cute and creative! I didn't use thick buttercream icing, so the sour straps/fizzy belts/gay bacon slipped a bit, but overall they looked and tasted wonderful! thanks so much for the recipe!

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Eszti · Tatabánya, Komárom-Esztergom, HU · 6 projects 20th August 2011

Sooo cool ) Love it

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p · 2 projects 19th August 2011

This is such a creative, cool looking idea! Whoever thought of this must be cool

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Emily aka GreyFowl · Cabot, Arkansas, US · 3 projects 17th August 2011

I think the US would have to use the air heads extremes sour strips.
These look too cute! My cousin would love me if I made them for her birthday, haha.

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LockeyHannah · Vinderup, Central Denmark Region, DK 3rd August 2011

@judy J.
It's gay bacon.

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Bobben · Glasgow, Scotland, GB · 22 projects 1st August 2011

They are jelly sweets/candy strips covered in sugar. in the uk you get them as plain red too. they are like licorice but don't taste like it. i *think* they are like red vines but obviously flat rainbow coloured strips. you can get them online here is one example http://stores.homestead.com/TheJLGroup/-strse-6/Sour-Licorice-Belts-Rainbow/Detail.bok

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judy J. · 2 projects 31st July 2011

What are "Fizzy Belts"? Are they available in the US?

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Zucchiki · 2 projects 31st July 2011

Great idea. I've gotta give this a go

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Cupcake girl · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 28 projects 20th July 2011

WHOA! I got the idea to make something like this last week, but I haven't been able to go to the store to get the candy!

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