Glow in the Dark Cupcakes

By dena

Sometimes it’s pretty cool to be a Rock Star Mom! I love it when the kids think what I make is cool, and let’s face it, those times are few and far between, especially with teenagers. These Glow in the Dark Cupcakes will put your kids {and adults} in awe of you, but Shhh…don’t tell them…they are really easy!

Ingredients

• 1 cup Real Butter
• 4 - 6 cups Powdered Sugar
• 5 tablespoons tonic water
• 1-2 tablespoons Vanilla
• 1 small box lime (or any other flavor) jello
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup tonic water

Preparation

Step 1

First you will need to frost your cupcakes. To make the icing:
-Beat butter until smooth, gradually add powdered sugar; alternate with the 5 Tbl tonic water
-Stir in vanilla

I found that using a star tip for decorating was best. We also tried orange frosting, but the white turned out best. After the cupcakes are frosted, pop them into the freezer while you make the jello.

Mix lime jello with 1 cup boiling water and stir about 2 minutes until dissolved.

Add 1 cup tonic water to the jello. You can find tonic water near the liquor in your grocery store.

Now fill a large bowl with ice water and place the bowl of jello in. Continue to stir. You want the jello to cool down, but not begin to set up. When the jello is cool to the touch, remove it from the ice water.

Now it’s time to dip the cupcakes. Remove a couple at a time from the fridge and dip into the jello. Place them back into the freezer for 5 minutes. Repeat this dipping – freezing process 6 times. Be sure to stir the jello each time and watch it so it doesn’t start setting up. If it does get thick, dipping 4 times will work as well, but 6 is better. Keep in freezer until just before serving.

Use a black light to make the cupcakes glow, it will need to be larger than a light bulb, we tried that and it wasn’t big enough. You can find black lights near the other light bulbs in Walmart, or sometimes by the home decor area.