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Mardi Gras Cupcakes

Published: Feb 18, 2022 · Modified: Jan 10, 2023 by Raquel · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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Mardi Gras Cupcakes

These easy Mardi Gras Cupcakes are a perfect dessert for the Mardi Gras season. If you are looking for a fun way to celebrate the season, let me tell you that this spring dessert is a fun way to go.

This festive Mardi Gras Cupcake recipe is so delicious and in my opinion, should be made year-round LOL! Like my Mardi Gras cupcakes, this Mardi Gras dessert, is decorated in the traditional colors of Mardi Gras. 

Tri Colored Mardi Gras Cupcakes.

They are so much fun!

Mardi Gras Cupcakes

Why You Will Love This Recipe

These colorful cupcakes are fun for a Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras Party.

If you can't be in New Orleans, why not celebrate at home with family and friends?

These festive Mardi gras cupcakes are. a great way to celebrate mardi gras season.

Mardi Gras Cupcakes

I love the swirling of three frosting colors. 

Mardi Gras Cupcakes Social

Mardi Gras Cupcakes Ingredients:

Cake Mix– Use a vanilla or white cake mix 

Eggs, Oil Water– per cake mix package directions. I always use large eggs at room temperature for best results.

Food Coloring

Sprinkles – You will want to use the traditional colors purple, green, and gold--which represent justice, faith, and power. You can also use a festive pre-made mix.

Buttercream Frosting - I use this easy buttercream frosting recipe.

Equipment and Kitchen. Tools

  • large mixing bowl
  • cupcake pan or muffin tins
  • cupcake liners
  • 3 small bowls (a separate bowl for each color)
  • wire rack
  • piping bag and 1 mti p
Mardi Gras Cupcakes ingredients.

How to Make a Mardi Gras Cupcakes

The full recipe is below, but the basic steps are:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
  2. Place paper liners in muffin cups.
  3. Add cake mix, vanilla, eggs, oil and water to mixing bowl.
  4. Mix the according to package instructions with a hand or stand mixer over medium speed.
  5. Separate the blended cupcake batter into three bowls
  6. Add 1-2 drops of food color per bowl and mix until well incorporated to tint each a different color.
  7. Add a little of each batter to the cupcake papers. (about one teaspoon of each color to the liners until ¾ full).
  8. Bake cupcakes for 15-18 min
    Let cool.
  9. Frost with vanilla buttercream frosting.
Mardi Gras Cupcakes ingredients

when you color the frosting, keep each color in its own piping bag.

Three Frosting Colors in piping bags

Then put the three together in a separate piping bag with the star tip.

How to make Tri Colored Frosting.

The frosting has a fun ombre effect.

Frosting Mardi Gras Cupc

Pro Tips and Timesaver Shortcuts

  • Make the frosting the day before and store in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before frosting cupcakes.
  • Tinting the batter on these fun cupcakes makes for a surprise when people bit into then.
  • If you are pressed for time, you can just make the batter tri-color and top these with white frosting. Then add purple, yellow and green sprinkles. 

Variations, Notes, and Substitutions

  • You can substitute a cream cheese frosting for the buttercream for a festive look.

Serving and Storage Suggestions

  • Serve on a platter surrounded by Mardi gras beads
  • Store leftovers in an airtight container.

More Mardi Gras Recipes

Mardi Gras King Cake - just like Mardi Gras Cinnamon Rolls

Don't forget to bookmark this recipe.

Easy Mardi Gras Cupcake

Mardi Gras Cupcakes

Raquel Pineira
These easy Mardi Gras Cupcakes are a perfect dessert for the Mardi Gras season
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Frosting 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 35 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15.25oz box of white cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • ⅓ cup oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon clear vanilla optional
  • 1-2 drops electric gel food color yellow, green and purple

Instructions
 

  • Add cake mix, vanilla, eggs, oil and water to mixing bowl.
  • Mix according to package instructions.
  • Separate the mix into three bowls
  • Add 1-2 drops of food color per bowl and mix until well incorporated.
  • Line cupcake tin with wrappers.
  • Add one teaspoon of each color to the liners until ¾ full.
  • Bake for 15-18 min
  • Let cool.
  • Frosting:
  • Make your favorite vanilla frosting.
  • Dye it the same 3 colors as the batter.
  • Place each color in a 12 inch piping bag.
  • Drop a 1M tip into a 16 inch piping bag.

Nutrition

Calories: 35kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 8mgPotassium: 8mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 30IUCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Tamara Bowman

    February 21, 2022 at 12:19 pm

    Oh my goodness - definitely year-round. They're FUN! And that frosting looks quite perfect to me.

    Reply
  2. Laurie

    March 03, 2022 at 5:42 am

    These are very pretty. So colorful!

    Thanks for sharing these beauties at the Homestead Blog Hop 381!

    Laurie
    Ridge Haven Homestead

    Reply
  3. Pam

    March 06, 2022 at 10:28 am

    Those are absolutely beautiful. I want one right now.

    Reply

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