• Pre-heat your oven to 325 F

The Colorful Cupcake Layers

• Make the cake mix according to the box directions
• Divide the cake mix into bowls (3 - or as many colors as you want to use)
• Add food coloring to each bowl that you want to make colored cupcakes with and stir and add until your desired color saturation is reached.
• Spray or line your cupcake tins, pour in the batter and bake - according to package directions.
• Once the cupcakes are done baking, allow them to cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then remove to cooling racks and allow to cool completely (this can take several hours)
• Remove the cupcakes from their liners and cut in half (so you have a top and bottom) set aside

Yummy Whip Cream Layer

• Using a hand mixer whip together the heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract and sugar until soft and fluffy

Layering - will use the colors red, white and blue for the example layering instructions:

Grab your first mason jar and get ready!

• Place half a red cupcake in the bottom of the mason jar
• Top with a nice fluffy layer of whip cream
• Add half a white cupcake on top of the whip cream layer
• Top with another layer of whip cream
• Add half a blue cupcake on top of this whip cream layer

Variables

• If you're serving these immediately - top with ice cream and your favorite toppings and devour!
• If you're giving these as gifts; screw the top on the mason jar, affix a cute label with serving directions and keep refrigerated until time to deliver!