Helloooo there!! Today we’re making a GIANT tie-dye cupcake in celebration of #BakeAChange with She’s the First! She’s the First is an organization that fights gender inequality through education, and from Oct 23rd to Nov 1st, YOU can join the effort! Check out the links below to learn how to host your own bake sale to fundraise for girls’ education in low-income countries! Enjoy, and make sure to share pictures of your treats on Facebook and Instagram with the hashtag #kawaiisweetworld!
HOST YOUR OWN BAKE SALE: https://shesthefirst.org/cupcakes
If you host your own bake sale, PLEASE make sure to tag me so I can see/like/comment/shower-you-with-love-and-compliments!!
IN CASE YOU’RE CURIOUS…
Q: How did you get involved with She’s the First?
A: Tammy Tibbetts, the wonderful/kind/amazing/inspiring and co-founder/CEO of She’s the First reached out to me last year about getting involved with their #BakeAChange campaign, and after learning more about it, I said “YES ABSOLUTELY!” 😀 I love how She’s the First combines lots of causes that matter to me — gender inequality, education, and assistance for low-income countries.
As I mentioned in the video, education is a huge part of my own life. I was super shy growing up, and succeeding in school largely helped foster my confidence. The same effect can help girls in low-income countries, where access to education is far more difficult than in the US. It’s not just about learning math, science, and reading — even though those topics are important. But beyond the subject matter, education gives girls the confidence inside the classroom to lead outside in their own communities. I highly encourage you to check out the She’s the First website and learn more about the incredible work they do!!
Supplies
- Giant cupcake mold
- Oil based food color
- Use this to color the Candiquik — gel food color will make the chocolate seize
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- 3 cups flour
- 1 T baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 T vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk, room temperature
- Gel food color in pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple
- 1 package Candiquik - http://amzn.to/2iqG6Rz
- Oil base food color in pink
- Frosting - I use this one in the video (http://amzn.to/2xYEi4D)
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a giant cupcake pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs one a time, beating after each addition.
- Add half of dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix to combine. Pour in milk and continue mixing. Finally, add in the rest of the dry ingredients and fold together.
- Divide batter between six separate bowls and color pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Dollop batter 1 T at at time into cupcake mold. You'll want to add more batter into the cupcake base mold than the cupcake top.
- Bake cupcake top for about 50 minutes, and the base for 60 minutes.
