How to make tie dye buttercream icing

If you love unicorns and tie dye then these are the perfect cupcakes for you! And, of course, these fun easy-to-make Tie-Dyed Unicotn Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting are as delicious as they look!

Unicorn lovers will delight in these super adorable Tie-Dyed Unicorn Cupcakes! And, did I mention they are melt in your good?

This is another “made from scratch” recipe but it is easy to put together. Just follow the simple step-by-step instructions below.

These Tie-Dyed Unicorn Cupcakes would be perfect for any type of kid’s party. But, who am I kidding? I am loving them too 🙂

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Cupcake Ingredients:

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ cups white granulated sugar
1-3.56 oz box of vanilla pudding
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 egg whites
½ cup vanilla creamer
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Yellow, pink, and teal food coloring

Frosting Ingredients:

1 stick salted butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla creamer
Yellow, pink, and teal food coloring
4 small piping bags, 1 large piping bag or 1 tri-color piping kit, 1 large frosting tip
Edible glitter, optional

How to make these yummy Tie-Dyed Unicorn Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or line a standard muffin tin.

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, pudding, baking powder and salt. Whisk dry ingredients well.

Steps 2-5: Using a hand or stand mixer, cream butter 1-2 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Mix in your cream cheese until well incorporated, and then do the same with your vanilla. On low, mix in the egg whites.

Step 6: Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Slowly add in the creamer and mix on medium for 1 minute.

Step 7: Divide the batter evenly between 3 small bowls. Add in your food coloring into each bowl until desired color is achieved. Using a spoon or ice cream scoop, add a small amount of each color batter into the muffin tin until each is about 2/3 full. This will give you the tie dye effect. You can also use a toothpick and swirl the colors together. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

How to make the Buttercream Frosting:

Steps 1-3:  In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese and beat until light and fluffy. Add in the vanilla extract.

Steps 4-5: Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, while adding a bit of milk in between each cup.  for 1 minute or until creamy.

Step 6: Separate frosting into 3 bowls. Add in your food coloring into each bowl until desired color is achieved. Prepare frosting bags/kit and fill each color frosting into each separate bag. Place the 3 smaller piping bags into the larger piping bag or connect to the tri-piping tip.

Step 7: Pipe each cupcake and sprinkle with white edible glitter.

Print this yummy Tie-Dyed Unicorn Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting recipe!

If you love unicorns and tie dye then these are the perfect cupcakes for you! And, of course, these fun easy-to-make Tie-Dyed Unicorn Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting are as delicious as they look!

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¾ cups white granulated sugar
• 1-3.56 oz box of vanilla pudding
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 egg whites
• ½ cup vanilla creamer
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Yellow, pink, and teal food coloring

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 stick salted butter, softened
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla creamer
• Yellow, pink, and teal food coloring
• 4 small piping bags, 1 large piping bag or 1 tri-color piping kit, 1 large frosting tip
• Edible glitter, optional

Instructions

Directions for Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or line a standard muffin tin.

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, pudding, baking powder and salt. Whisk dry ingredients well.

Steps 2-5: Using a hand or stand mixer, cream butter 1-2 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Mix in your cream cheese until well incorporated, and then do the same with your vanilla. On low, mix in the egg whites.

Step 6: Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Slowly add in the creamer and mix on medium for 1 minute.

Step 7: Divide the batter evenly between 3 small bowls. Add in your food coloring into each bowl until desired color is achieved. Using a spoon or ice cream scoop, add a small amount of each color batter into the muffin tin until each is about 2/3 full. This will give you the tie dye effect. You can also use a toothpick and swirl the colors together. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Directions for Frosting:

Steps 1-3: In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese and beat until light and fluffy. Add in the vanilla extract.

Steps 4-5: Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, while adding a bit of milk in between each cup. for 1 minute or until creamy.

Step 6: Separate frosting into 3 bowls. Add in your food coloring into each bowl until desired color is achieved. Prepare frosting bags/kit and fill each color frosting into each separate bag. Place the 3 smaller piping bags into the larger piping bag or connect to the tri-piping tip.

Step 7: Pipe each cupcake and sprinkle with white edible glitter.

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