This week I have been attending a cooking camp to learn more about this wonderful subject. My Chef, Chef Liz has taught me a lot about cooking and baking, she has a lot of amazing tips. This is a recipe that she taught me to make and I love it. During these hot summer months, stay in, stay cool, go to the pool a lot, but mostly BAKE!! Hope you enjoy!  Sydney<3

Make this recipe as a special treat for a 4th of July picnic!  Use red, white and blue food coloring instead of the rainbow.  Top with a star or a small flag.  Enjoy Independence Day. Nana 🙂 

For the Cupcakes:                                                 For the Frosting:

You Will Need:                                                      3-4 cups powdered sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened                           1/2 cup butter (not softened) 

1 cup superfine sugar                                           1 tbsp. milk 

1 tsp. vanilla extract                                               lemon juice, scant  

5 eggs

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

3 tsp. baking powder

red, orange, yellow, green and blue food coloring

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then, put the flour, and baking powder into a bowl and mix. Next, cream the sugar, vanilla, and butter together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Then, slowly, add in the dry ingredients, still mixing. Mix until light and creamy. Then, separate the batter into five different bowls. Put, about six drops of one of the colors into a bowl and mix until the color is bright and visible. Do the same with each bowl. Spoon a small amount of each color (red, orange, yellow, green, then blue) into each paper-lined cupcake pan. Put these in the oven for 20-30 minutes or until cooked thoroughly. Frost and enjoy!

Sydney<3 and Nana:)