The first thing you want to do is make your favorite vanilla cake recipe. Next, split up your batter into 6 cups/ jars. I used drinking glasses because they go straight into my dishwasher! It looks the purple color might be missing, but I assure it is not--it is in the white bowl sitting near my mixer. I used a 1/2 cup measuring scoop to evenly distribute the batter. Next add 2-3 drops of food coloring and mix well.
Now it's time to make your cupcakes! Using the spoon specific for each batter, add 1 spoonful of the batter in the following order: red (or pink), orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Your scoops do not have to be placed in the same spot for each cupcake. In fact, I recommend that you don't distribute it evenly so that each cupcake has its own character. Don't worry about overfilling the cupcake tin- they will round up at the top and you will be able to see many colors. Bake your cupcakes per the instructions, let cool, and frost with chocolate icing!
Voila! You have made rainbow cupcakes without all the fuss.
