This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Dawn. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine.
I have bought red velvet cupcakes on numerous occasions and my family loves them. I have even tried making them. The mess of the red food coloring was just too much for me to handle. Recently I was given an opportunity to try out a Blue Velvet cupcake recipe and thought that it sounded like a fun adventure. I will say that I was very nervous about the clean up as this recipe calls for a WHOLE bottle of blue food coloring. As part of this fun blogging opportunity, I was given a bottle of Dawn Ultra to tackle the mess…and here is what we found:
The recipe, listed below, is easy and I loved making the cupcakes from scratch. I did not have cake flour, which the recipe called for but was able to make my own.
BAKING HACK: You can make “cake flour” yourself if you do not buy it specifically. For every cup of flour you use, take out two tablespoons of flour and replace with cornstarch. Sift this together over a bowl and you are good to go!
When making the cupcake recipe, I followed the instructions to a T and noticed that I was using the ENTIRE BOTTLE of blue food coloring. This made the batter a fun color, but I was wondering what it would do to my bowl and spatula. Much to my surprise, I handwashed the bowl and spatula with minimal efforts and Dawn did all of the work for me. I seriously didn’t have to do much work at all. Dawn cut thru the food coloring and the grease and left both clean and shiny. I love making small changes in my routines that give me more time with my family in the evening.
Recipe:
For full instructions on how to make these cupcakes, click over here for the printable recipe. I make some as traditional cupcakes, and some in jars. I found that it takes a few extra minutes to bake them in jars.
Giveaway:
Want to win your own Dawn Ultra Blue Velvet Cupcake kit? Included is:
- A Bottle of Dawn Ultra
- Apron
- Blue food coloring
- Dawn Ultra Blue Cupcakes recipe
- Mixing bowl
- Non-stick cupcake tin
- Spatula
To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on this blog post telling about your biggest kitchen nightmare. Mine? Scrambled eggs in a non stick skillet…and they stuck. Was a HUGE mess. Wish I had tried Dawn to clean it up. You can also leave a comment telling others about your thoughts on Dawn Ultra. Giveaway is open to US residents only and ends on July 1st at 5PM CST.
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