Jordan’s Sweetest Surprise

Jordan’s Sweetest Surprise

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I Love these trix-colored cupcakes! Jordan turned 28 this week. I was planning a grand occasion to celebrate his birthday: my first ever sweets table. Hooray, mountains of candy and delicious desserts and oh the color! I wanted it to be super fun and colorful ( just like him, haha ). So I planned for weeks a menu and supplies and then started to bake. I was pleased with how perfect everything turned out. Quite the little spread for only 2 party guests, lol;)

The cupcakes were so yummy and moist and had those adorable little fruit slices on top as garnish. I was super excited to do my first tie-dye cupcakes to match my super colorful lollipop cookies. I don't normally eat more than one cupcake, but these were SOOOO good. I love them and had 2 (maybe even more as they aren't gone yet). Jordan has coined them Trix cupcakes!

I tried to make food to go along with it, but the "pretzel" bites turned into sugar cinnamon bites. The taco cups turned out great, but I think my forte is definitely dessert! I'll leave the cooking to Jordan;) Cupcake base adapted from Recipe Girl. Cookie Recipe as always from iambaker.net

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Ingredients

Tye Dye Cupcake Recipe Ingredients (makes 24 cupcakes)

  • 1 white cake mix
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tsp. vegetable oil
  • 1/2 c. water
  • 1 c. strawberry rum (or water if it's for kids)
  • 2 tsp lime juice
  • 4 large egg whites dash of salt 

Cupcake Frosting Ingredients

  • 6 c powdered sugar
  • 1/3 c. white cake mix dry
  • 3 sticks unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp. lime juice
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tsp. milk 

Garnish Ingredients

  • 24 mini fruit slices
  • multi colored sugar ( I mixed silver edible glitter from michaels with green, blue, purple, yellow and red decorative sugar)
  • #2D frosting tip
  • Colors used for tie-dye & sugar cookie lollipops: AmeriColor- Mint Green, Lemon Yellow, Super Red, Sky Blue, & Violet

Recipe Instructions

Cupcake Instructions

  1. 1) combine dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
  2. 2) Add in alcohol and water stirring until smooth.
  3. 3) Add lime, oil, and sour cream stirring until smooth.
  4. 4) Mix in eggs.
  5. 5) Separate into five bowls evenly.
  6. 6) Add several drops of gel food coloring to each bowl and stir until color is fully blended.
  7. 7) Scoop small tsp of each color into liner until 3/4 full.
  8. 8) lightly swirl top with toothpick (just a little so you don't blend the colors to brown).
  9. 9) Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes. 

Cupcake Frosting Instructions

  1. 1) Beat slightly softened butter until smooth
  2. 2) Slowly add in powdered sugar and cake mix, stirring smooth after each addition.
  3. 3) Add In vanilla, milk and lime, alternating with dry ingredients. Frosting will be thick.
  4. 4) Pipe on cooled cupcakes with #2D tip and sprinkle with sugar, stick in a candy fruit slice on top.
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  • Becky says...

    Posted: January 24, 2012

    :O This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen!! Those cupcakes look so exciting with all the colours. I bet you felt like a little kid again diving in to the treats on that table hehe x

  • Angieriver says...

    Posted: January 24, 2012

    Thank you Becky!  I really did it was a delightful party for adults, haha and they were delicious!

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