How to Tie-Dye Frosting for Cupcakes!

Intro: How to Tie-Dye Frosting for Cupcakes!

Tie dyed frosting is any kids' dream! And since I have five kids of my own, I figured it was high time I found a way to tie dye frosting for cupcakes. Follow along for the easy tutorial!

STEP 1:

Lay out a piece of plastic wrap and gather the colors you want to use for the frosting stripes. Don’t forget a little paintbrush - the cheap watercolor ones work great.

STEP 2:

Dip the paintbrush in the gel color and paint stripes down the plastic wrap, about 5-6 inches in length and keeping an inch between each different colored stripe.

STEP 3:

Colorful and stripey like this (I had yet to paint the yellow stripe in this picture ).

STEP 4:

Plop a healthy amount of frosting right over the stripes. It’s ok if it doesn’t cover all the stripes because the
plastic will roll up over it.

STEP 5:

Start rolling the plastic wrap over the frosting like a fat frosting log.

STEP 6:

Each colored stripe should come in direct contact with the frosting once it is rolled up.

STEP 7:

Take the ends of the plastic wrap and twist them - kind of like an old-fashioned candy wrapper.

STEP 8:

Prepare the piping bag by snipping the tip and inserting a coupler.

STEP 9:

Thread one end of the frosting log through the piping bag so you can grab the twisted “handle” from the
opening in the bag.

STEP 10:

Grab the twisted “handle” and pull it through the bag as tightly as possible.

STEP 11:

Snip the excess plastic as close to the plastic coupler as you can.

STEP 12:

Quickly put on your piping tip (I’m using a Wilton 1M here).

STEP 13:

Attach the outer coupler to secure the tip and you’re almost there!

STEP 14:

Twist the top of the bag and secure with a twist tie or one of those handy-dandy plastic IKEA-like clips.

STEP 15:

For the classic peaked frosted look, start with the frosting on the outside of the cupcake and swirl inward, gently releasing pressure as the frosting tops off.

STEP 16:

Swirled and frosted - just like a tie-dyed cupcake should look!

Comments

[Geniebeaniechilibeanie]

This is great! I was really just looking for instructions on how to use the frosting tips and you explained that as a bonus - thanks!

[natasha.mcclure.5]

I did this same concept this weekend with cupcakes but with only one color. The problems I ran into was when reaching into the piping bag to brush in my colors, the mess and getting the color in evenly. I love the way you did it though. Will definitely be trying this as it looks much simpler and less messy than the way I did it!!!

[Nashipashi]

Ingenious!!
Love your creative mind!

[CrazyBassFisherwoman]

Great idea!
I will vote!

[mygibzone]

That is REALLY COOL. Also this looks like a great way to get frosting into the bag relatively mess free! 2 thumbs up!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

That is amazing! I have wondered how frosting could ever look like this! I feel like I have just learned a wonderful baking secret :D

[garnishrecipes]

+1 on that!

[garnishrecipes]

Whoa! Have you tried this method with white chocolate, too?

[HollyMann]

These look STUNNING! I love the photo! But - I'd be afraid my mouth and tongue would be dyed also! :) When I get food coloring on my hands it seems hard to get off.....

[Babyshoes]

Awesome instructable! Simple, clear, concise and best of all, acheiveable! I'm not a frequent baker, but may just have to make these to try out the concept. Big thumbs up... :)

[chefsea]

Thanks for doing this, I've always wondered how this was done. I will have to try soon.

[stevfuri]

I'm not a baker myself but I shared this instructible with several friends as soon as I saw it!