Rainbow Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Having a beautiful rainbow swirl frosting to decorate your cupcakes is not hard really, you just should follow the technique that I share with you in this post. It is a simple and amazing technique with plastic wrap that I don’t know who invented it but in my opinion he or she was an absolute genius.

Servings 4
Calories per serving 362 Cals
Prepare Time 10 min
Cook Time 0 min
Total Time 10 min

Ingredients

5 gram food coloring

Instructions:

1
Divide the buttercream in separate bowls the number of the bowls depends on the number of the colors you choose. I used red, yellow, green and orange for my rainbow buttercream so I divided the buttercream in 4 bowls.

Divide the buttercream in separate bowls the number of the bowls depends on the number of the colors you choose. I used red, yellow, green and orange for my rainbow buttercream so I divided the buttercream in 4 bowls.

2
Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl. Stir with a spoon until you achieve your desired colors.

Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl. Stir with a spoon until you achieve your desired colors.

3
Place a piece of plastic wrap on to your work space and place the colors next to each other in a long strip with a spoon.

Place a piece of plastic wrap on to your work space and place the colors next to each other in a long strip with a spoon.

4
Roll the plastic wrap and twist up the ends.

Roll the plastic wrap and twist up the ends.

5
Place any pastry tips you like into your piping bag and then place the plastic wrap roll into your piping bag. Snip off the end of the plastic wrap with a scissor.

Place any pastry tips you like into your piping bag and then place the plastic wrap roll into your piping bag. Snip off the end of the plastic wrap with a scissor.

6
Your colorful buttercream is ready to decorate your delicious cupcakes with and enjoy.

Your colorful buttercream is ready to decorate your delicious cupcakes with and enjoy.

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Cook Detail

Servings 4
Calories per serving 362 Cals
Prepare Time 10 min
Cook Time 0 min
Total Time 10 min

Tips and tricks

  • The amount of the ingredients is up to you.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories 362 Cals
Calcium, Ca 13.04 mg
Carbohydrate 42.79 g
Cholesterol 58.27 mg
Fat 21.95 g
Fiber 0 g
Folate 1.07 ug
Iron, Fe 0.03 mg
Magnesium, Mg 1.13 mg
Niacin 0.02 mg
Protein 0.4 g
Sodium, Na 6.15 mg
Sugars 41.97 g
Thiamin 0 mg
Vitamin A 679.69 iu
Vitamin B6 0 mg
Vitamin C 0 mg