Earth Day Cupcakes

COOKWARE:

• Muffin tins
• Mixing bowls
• Mixer (hand or standing)
• Green gel food coloring
• Blue gel food coloring
• Spatulas
• Cupcake liners

INGREDIENTS:

• (1) Package of Classic White Cake Mix
• (1) Cup water
• (3) Large egg whites
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• (1) Container (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
• Blue sugar sprinkles (optional)

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place cupcake liners in 24 muffin cups.

• Add cake mix, water, egg whites, and vegetable oil to a large bowl.
• Mix on low speed until combined (30 seconds).
• Beat on medium speed for two minutes.

• Pour half the batter into a medium bowl (about two cups).
• Add a few drops of green food coloring to one bowl of batter.

• Add a few drops of blue food coloring to the other bowl of batter.
• Stir until blended and desired shade of green or blue is achieved.

• Alternate layering green and blue batter in the muffin cups.
• Fill about 2/3 of the way up.

• Bake cupcakes for 16 – 19 minutes.
• All ovens are different so watch cupcakes closely.
• Insert a toothpick in the middle of a cupcake. If it comes out clean, the cupcakes are done.
• Cool muffins completely before frosting.

• Use white frosting to frost the top of the cupcakes.
• Tip: scoop the white frosting into a mixing bowl.
• Use a mixer to whip the frosting for about 1 minute. (This helps make the frosting easier to spread!)
• Optional: Add blue sugar sprinkles on the white cloud frosting – it looks like rain.

• We measure electrical energy in watts and food energy is measured in calories.
• When a food item lists an amount of calories, that is how much potential energy your body could get from eating or drinking the item
• Calories are not good or bad, they are energy for our bodies. We need enough to fuel our bodies.