Kool Aid Frosting
A sweet and creamy rainbow frosting made with Kool-Aid
Servings: 8 cupcakes
Equipment
- Cupcake liners
- Cupcake tin
- Electric Mixer
- Butter knife
- Teaspoon for measuring
Ingredients
- Box of cupcake mix (any flavor). Usually requires water, oil, and eggs
- Packets of powder Kool-Aid (any flavor)
- ⅓ Crisco stick (it’s a stick of shortening used for any baking recipe)
- ⅓ cup whole milk
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Bake the cupcakes according to the directions on the box and let them cool completely
- With an electric mixer, mix the Crisco and milk on medium speed
- Slowly add the powdered sugar
- Once all of the powdered sugar is added, mix on high for 1-2 minutes. If needed: add additional milk or powdered sugar to achieve the consistency you’re looking for.
- Divide the frosting into different bowls, depending on how many Kool-Aid flavors you are using.
- Put 1/2 teaspoon of powder into each bowl. Use more or less to achieve the color and flavor intensity you want!
- Use various spoons of a butter knife to add small amounts of the different colors to the tops
- Gently smooth the frosting out and watch the rainbow appear!