Red, White and Blue Tie Dye Cupcakes

Red, White and Blue Tie Dye Cupcakes

 The name of this was originally Red, White and tie-dye cupcakes without the Blue in it. I found this decorating style on the Betty Crocker website an. The vanilla cupcakes recipe will be uploaded either later today or tomorrow. I got this question on my last tie dye rainbow cupcake recipe way too many times: "Do I have to use the Wilton dyes? Can I just use the liquid stuff?" The answer to that is up to you. You are the boss of you. However, if you do use those little liquidy things, your color payoff is not going to be as bright, vivid, in your face as these Wilton icing dyes are. They are a little pricey here in Hawaii but I am sure they are much cheaper on the mainland. Spend a couple of bucks and get some! Anyway!! Here are your step by step instructions on how to make these tie dye (rainbow like) cupcakes. Take whatever white cake recipe you are using for your cupcakes and divide it into three bowls evenly. (The vanilla cupcake recipe is perfect for this). Keep one white, dye the others red and blue. You will be putting six total teaspoonfulls into each cupcake. Use white cupcake liners so people can see the beautiful red, white and blue colors of the cupcake. The name of the game to these tie dye/rainbow cupcakes is PATIENCE. You can slop it in, but the different colors will climb up the sides of your cupcake and not make the red, white and blue print on the cupcake liner as cool looking. Start with red, cover the bottom with the two teaspoonfulls and make sure it <b>...</b>