Mardi Gras Cupcakes
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2 dozen.
Take these simple Mardi Gras cupcakes to a get-together and watch them disappear. Kids will love to help decorate them with the colorful sprinkles. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1 package white cake mix (regular size)
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1 cup sour cream
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2/3 cup canola oil
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1/3 cup sugar
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4 large eggs, room temperature
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3 tablespoons each lemon, lime and grape gelatin powder
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1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting
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Purple, yellow and green sprinkles or sanding sugar
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, sour cream, oil, sugar and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Divide evenly among 3 bowls.
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2.
Stir 1 flavor of gelatin powder into each bowl until blended. Fill 24 paper-lined muffin cups with a scant 2 tablespoons of each flavored batter.
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3.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Pipe or spread frosting over cupcakes. Decorate with sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts
1 cupcake: 276 calories, 13g fat (4g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 217mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.
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