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Rainbow cupcakes
Photo: Deva Williamson

Rainbow cupcakes

14 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Makes 24 openrecipes

Simple but ever so pretty, these multi-coloured cupcakes are topped with sprinkles and a glacé cherry. Perfect for Red Nose Day bake sales.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

932
Calories
29g
Protein
26g
Fat
143g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 240g/8½oz plain flour
  • 240g/8½oz golden caster sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 80g/2¾oz unsalted butter
  • 240ml/8½fl oz whole milk
  • 2 medium free-range eggs
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 4 food colourings
  • 250g/9oz unsalted butter
  • 500g/1lb 2oz icing sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • multi-coloured hundred and thousands
  • 24 glacé cherries

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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