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Artist Cake

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 box Betty Crocker Vanilla Super Moist Cake Mix

Frosting

  • 3 sticks butter (room temperature)
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 splash vanilla extract

Colorful Drips

  • 8 pieces vanilla candy coating
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • Betty Crocker Gel Food Coloring

Additional Decorations

  • sprinkles
  • paintbrush
  • art easel

Instructions

Cake

  1. Make according to the box.

Frosting

  1. Beat the butter until smooth.

  2. Add in powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Mix until combined.

  3. Add more powdered sugar if needed.

Colorful Drips

  1. Cut the bricks of vanilla candy coating into small pieces and place in a bowl.

  2. Heat whipping cream in a pan over medium heat until it simmers.

  3. Pour the whipping cream over the candy coating and cover with a plate to trap the heat in.

  4. After several minutes, remove the plate and whisk until the candy coating is melted.

  5. Set aside until it cools to room temperature.

  6. Once cooled, divide mixture into individual sandwich bags, add food coloring and mix.

  7. Cut a small hole in one corner of the bag.