Rainbow Swirl Frosting Recipe
Rainbow Swirl Frosting is an easy rainbow buttercream recipe perfect for cupcakes, cakes or cookies! Learn how to make swirl frosting - it's so pretty and easy to do.
Servings: 16 cupcakes
Calories: 50kcal
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Vanilla Buttercream Frosting see note to use canned frosting
- Food Coloring red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
Instructions
- Divide frosting among 6 bowls.
- Tint each bowl of frosting a different color, stir to mix.
- Place each frosting color in a sandwich bag and cut off one tip.
- Lay a sheet of plastic wrap on your work surface.
- Pipe a straight vertical line in each color, right next to each other, in the order of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
- Roll up the plastic wrap and twist the ends. Cut off one end.
- Fit a piping bag with desired tip. Add the frosting log.
- Frost cupcakes or cake as desired.
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Notes
- Substitute 3 cans vanilla or white icing from the store.
- Use GEL food coloring for best results. If you don’t have all 6 colors, refer to the box or website of the brand you’re using to find the color chart for mixing desired colors.
- Want pink in your rainbow? Skip the red and use pink instead.
- My cupcakes are frosted with a Wilton 1M tip (open star).
- Store cupcakes or cake loosely covered on the counter for up to 2 days, in the refrigerator for 4 days or freeze frosting for up to 2 months. Thaw in refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 1mg