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Show your school spirit with these School Colors Cupcakes! Learn how to swirl two colors of frosting on top of your favorite cupcakes!
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These cupcakes are perfect for celebrating any school-related event, because in this tutorial, I show you how to swirl two colors of frosting onto one cupcake.
I chose to use Everyday Annie's easy American buttercream, because I think it's the perfect balance between buttery and sweet. It pipes beautifully, and takes color beautifully. I prefer to use gel-based food color because it doesn't affect the consistency of the frosting.
My son's school colors are red and blue, but obviously, use the colors of your school. I also used a sprinkle mix from Sweets and Treats in red and blue, but I'm sure you'll find one that mixes your school's colors, and if you can't, they offer the option to make your own custom mix!
When working with food color, add only a couple of drops at a time at first, and mix until the color is uniform. At that point, you can add another few drops of color if needed. And remember, as the frosting sets, the color will darken slightly.
Bring these cupcakes to any school bake sale, classroom party, first day of school, last day of school, or just because!
And if your school has three colors instead of two, follow the tutorial, except divide the frosting into three parts, and nestle three filled piping bags into the larger one fitted with the piping tip!
This easy, fluffy American buttercream is just the right balance of sweet and buttery. It pipes beautifully, and yields enough to frost 24 cupcakes.
Ingredients
3 ¼ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
6 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
Generous pinch of salt
¼ cup heavy cream
2 tablespoon vanilla extract
24 cupcakes
Gel food coloring in two colors of your choice
Sweets and Treats sprinkles
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the butter on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes, until the butter is smooth and lightened in color.
Add the confectioners sugar and salt to the bowl, and mix on medium low just until incorporated, then increase the speed to medium-high and whip until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Add in the heavy cream and vanilla, whip on medium until incorporated, then increase speed to high and beat for 7 to 8 minutes until light and fluffy.
Divide the frosting into two bowls. Add a few drops of food color to one bowl, and mix until the color is uniform. Add more color, a drop or two at a time, and mix until uniform, until desired color is achieved. Repeat with second bowl of frosting and second color.
Gather decorating supplies: three piping bags, one large piping tip (such as an open star tip), scissors, and 3 rubberbands.
Fill one piping bag halfway with first color of frosting. Rubberband it shut. Repeat with another piping bag and second color of frosting and rubberband it shut.
Place the piping tip inside the third piping bag. Snip the tips off of all three piping bags.
Place the piping bags with the colored frosting inside the third piping bag, ensuring the bottoms fit inside the piping tip. Rubberband the wider end shut.
Hold the piping bag perpendicular to the top of a cupcake, in the center. Pipe in a circular motion, moving outward to the edge, until the top of the cupcake is covered.
Repeat with remaining cupcakes, refilling the piping bags as needed.
Top with Sweets and Treats sprinkles that match your frosting colors.
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Christie
Monday 19th of August 2019
Such rich colors! Those sprinkles are super cute, too.
Barrie Mooney
Monday 5th of August 2019
What good tips for making this happen- I have always wanted to try this!
April Tuell
Monday 5th of August 2019
Your buttercream looks like it's the perfect consistency, and I can't wait to try your tip on piping two different colors of frosting together!
Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch
Sunday 4th of August 2019
Fun cupcakes and great tutorial!
Tara
Saturday 3rd of August 2019
Such gorgeous cupcakes! I love that swirl of the two colors.