🌈 Swirls of Joy: My Marble Cupcake Celebration Bake (Final Learning Post!

To wrap up my EDTC300 baking journey, I wanted to do something playful, colorful, and full of life—just like what this project has meant to me. So, I baked neon swirl cupcakes using a Betty Crocker SuperMoist white cake mix, and the results were magical!

🧁 The Process: Swirls, Shades & Smiles

I divided the cake batter into three portions and colored them with red, green, and blue neon food coloring. Then, I gently swirled the colors into each cupcake liner to create a stunning marble effect.

📸 Insert Image 1: Batter with three vibrant colors

                                                                                       My red, green, and blue batter ready to swirl!

                                                                  Color poured and gently swirled—each cupcake was unique.

Once baked, the swirl design came to life—no two cupcakes looked the same, and the color inside was beautifully bright.

They rose beautifully and kept the color inside—so exciting!

🎨 The Frosting & Finishing Touch

To make it extra special, I used the cream cheese and whipped cream frosting I had perfected in my earlier bake. I piped swirls on top of each cupcake, and they looked like little edible rainbows!

 Frosted cupcakes with piped swirls

A swirl of color inside and out—fun, soft, and so joyful!

🧠 What I Learned

From this bake, I learned how to:

• Layer and swirl colored batter without overmixing

• Use piping for frosting with confidence

• Turn a simple premix into something visually impressive and kid-approved!

This also helped me understand color behavior in baking—how gels mix, how they bake, and how to layer for the best marble effect.

🔗 Learning Source: I used this great Marble Cake Color Guide from Wilton to help plan my color swirls and layering.

💛 Final Reflection

This recipe wasn’t just a celebration of color—it was a celebration of confidence, learning, and love. My kids absolutely loved these cupcakes and couldn’t stop admiring the swirls. And for me, it was the perfect way to mark how far I’ve come—from trying whipped cream for the first time, to swirling color like a pro!

Thank you, EDTC300, for giving me a reason to learn something new just for myself—and for reminding me how joyful learning can be.