Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box White or French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1 box vanilla flavored pudding
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- Red and yellow food coloring
- 1–4 oz. package cream cheese – softened
- 1/4 cup butter – softened
- 2 cups powered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil in a large bowl.
- Mix on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
- Separate the prepared mix into to bowls with equal amount in each.
- Color one bowl yellow using the yellow food coloring.
- Color the other bowl orange using the yellow and red food coloring.
- Place cupcake liners into muffin tin (I use white colored liners so you can see the orange and yellow colors bleed through).
- Fill all muffin liners 1/2 way with yellow cake mix.
- Tap it on the counter a few times so that the yellow settles.
- Then do the same with the orange cake mix.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until they just start to brown on the top.
- Cool for 1 hour before frosting.
- FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- With a mixer, blend the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Place it in a zip top or pastry bag and pipe on top of cupcakes.
- Decorate and enjoy!