Sweet Treats

How to make rainbow swirl frosting!

Okay so this is less of a craft, and more of a DIY baking hack, because who doesn’t love multicolored frosting on their cupcakes? The answer – nobody in the history of the world.

The good news is, it’s super easy to do. Watch our quick DIY YouTube video below:

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Supplies:

  • multiple colors of frosting (I recommend using at least 3 different colors)
  • disposable decorating bags like these
  • a decorating tip – for the swirl look I used a 1M open star tip like this one
  • clear plastic wrap (Saran Wrap)
  • cooked cupcakes that have already fully cooled off

Directions:

  1. lay a piece of plastic wrap on your table/counter
  2. put rows of different colored icing on the plastic wrap
  3. roll the plastic wrap together so that the icing rows on the ends come together
  4. if you didn’t use a big enough piece of plastic wrap (like I did), don’t worry – just lay down a longer piece of plastic wrap and wrap it around the icing you’ve already wrapped
  5. hold each end of the plastic wrap in your hands and twirl it around to get the icing to set together
  6. go ahead and cut the tip off of your decorating bag and insert your decorating tip into the bag
  7. cut the end off of the plastic wrapped icing
  8. insert the plastic wrapped icing into the decorating bag
  9. pipe to your heart’s content – for the swirl look I simply piped concentric circles, starting on the outside of the cupcake and moving towards the inside

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