Looking for a Mardi Gras Cupcakes recipe? Here it is! Colorful cupcakes in green, purple, and yellow, plus the sweet taste of vanilla frosting are just perfect. Perfect for celebration as these are easy to make!

What are Mardi Gras Cupcakes?

Mardi Gras is said to be a festive celebration with colorful set-ups. This includes the food being prepared. These Mardi Gras cupcakes are just one of the dishes that can be prepared. 

These cupcakes are easy to make and ingredients are few to prepare. What makes this even more attractive, aside from the process, is its looks and taste. These cupcakes are colorful and delicious with a taste of vanilla frosting.

Moreover, I can assure you that the kids would even enjoy the process of cupcake decorating using the colorful frosting. Indeed, a fun activity to make. 

Serve these cupcakes on your special occasion and watch them disappear on your dessert tables. 

What Equipment Should You Prepare?

To make these cupcakes, there are a set of tools that should be prepared beforehand, and these are: 

• Standard sized muffin/cupcake tin. Use this for baking the cupcakes.
• Hand or stand mixer. This will make your mixing more consistent and easier. 
• Mixing bowl. This is for cupcake batter and frosting containers. 
• Cupcake liners. This will contain the cupcake batter in place. 
• AmeriColor Food Coloring. This will give colors to the cupcakes and you can try this. 
• 1-16 inch and 3-12 inch piping bags. These will be used in the frosting process.
• 1M, 2D or tip 836. You need a large star tip.

What are the Ingredients of the Cupcakes?

Likewise, the ingredients of this recipe are simple. Prepare the following to complete the cupcakes: 

• White cake mix. Use one box of 15.25 oz. 
• Eggs. Set three pieces. 
• Oil. Prepare ⅓ cup.
• Water. Use one cup.
• Clear vanilla. Prepare 1 teaspoon, however, this is optional.
• Electric gel food color. Use 1 to 2 drops of yellow, green, and purple.

How to Make the Mardi Gras Cupcakes? 

Just like any cupcakes, just begging by adding the cake mix, vanilla, eggs, oil and water to mixing bowl and mix according to package instructions.

The unique part here is you have to separate the mix into three bowls and add 1-2 drops of food color per bowl and mix until well incorporated. Then, line cupcake tin with wrappers and add one teaspoon of each color to the liners until 3/4 full.

Finally, bake for 15 to 18 minutes and let cool.

How to Make the Colorful Frosting?

The following steps are the simple ways to make and achieve your favorite vanilla frosting. First, dye the frosting the same 3 colors as the batter. Second, place each color in a 12 inch piping bag and drop a 1M tip into a 16 inch piping bag. Third, add the 12 inch piping bags to the 16 inch bag and pipe a swirl on top of each cupcake. Ultimately, add sprinkles and enjoy!