Instructions

1. Using a White Cake Mix, we made the batter according to the directions on the back of the box.  Then we split the cake batter into four equal portions.  We used a food scale to measure each portion but as you can see in these pictures it was approximately 1 cup of cake batter for each color. 
2. Using our Wilton Color Right Food Coloring we tinted the cake batter four different colors - Gold, Burnt Orange, Forest Green, and Harvest Red. Here are the amounts of food coloring that we used to achieve these pretty Fall colors: Gold = 4 drops of Wilton Color Right Yellow and 1 drop of Orange Burnt Orange = 4 drops of Wilton Color Right Orange Food Coloring, 2 drops of Yellow, 1 drop of Red and 1/2 drop of Brown Forest Green = 10 drops of Wilton Color Right Yellow Food Coloring, 1 drop of Blue and 1 drop of Brown Harvest Red = 8 drops of Wilton Color Right Crimson Food Coloring
3. To make the marble effect we used a small spoon to alternate small drops of colored cake batter into the cupcake liner.  There is no wrong way to layer in the colored cake batter - have fun. No two cupcakes will look alike!
4. Bake the cupcakes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 18 minutes.  Here are the Cupcakes just out of the oven.  They are so pretty, even without the frosting.
5. While the cupcakes are cooling, make a batch of our Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.  You can find all the ingredients and detailed directions right here.
6. To frost the cupcakes, we used a Wilton 2D Frosting Tip to make this frosting swirl but you could also just apply the frosting with a knife.  Finally, we topped our Harvest Marble Cupcakes with some beautiful fall sprinkles that match the four colors of our cupcakes!