Sweetheart Cupcakes For My Sweethearts

I made these last week for the ladies at work (my guinea pigs) and they liked them. One even asked for the recipe! So, I thought I'd spread more of the love with these fun and tasty treats.

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 oz) Package White Cake Mix Plus Ingredients to Make Cake Mix on Box
8 Drops Red Food Coloring
2 Drops Raspberry Candy Oil (I used Raspberry Extract)

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper cupcake liners
2) Mix cake mix as directed on box.
3) Fill cupcake liners 1/3 full with white cake mix batter, set aside.
4) Stir 4 drops of red food coloring into the remaining bowl of batter to make the batter pink; stir in the raspberry oil/extract. Pour 1/3 of pink batter into a resealable plastic bag and set aside.
5) Mix more food coloring into the remaining bowl of pink batter until it is an orange/red color and our that batter into another resealable plastic bag.
6) Cut corner of orange/red color plastic bag and squeeze about two tablespoons of red batter into center of white cake mix (in the cupcake liners).
7) Cut the corner of the pink plastic bag and stick the open tip into the center of the red batter and squeeze about 1 tablespoon of pink batter into center of each cupcake.
8) Bake the layered cupcakes in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Servings: 24

Variations: Use different food colorings and Candy Oil Flavors for any occasion!

I didn't take a picture of my creation but here is one I found online.