Monsters University Sully Tie-dye Cupcakes

Instructions

1. Prepare the cake batter as directed on the box, mixing it in one large bowl.
2. Split the batter into two separate bowls.
3. Stir blue food coloring into one bowl to make blue batter. Stir blue and red food coloring into the other bowl to make purple batter.
4. Line a cupcake pan with liners, or grease the pan.
5. Spoon some blue batter into each liner, then layer purple batter on top until the liners are about ¾ full.
6. Use a toothpick or the back of a spoon to swirl the two colors together just a bit.
7. Bake the cupcakes according to the directions on the box.
8. Cool the cupcakes completely on a wire rack before icing.
9. While the cupcakes bake, make the icing. You can make it from scratch or buy it at the store, but start with white icing.
10. Split the icing into two separate bowls.
11. Stir blue food coloring into one bowl to make blue icing. Stir blue and red food coloring into the other bowl to make purple icing.
12. Spread blue icing over most of each cupcake, leaving a couple of spots. Fill those spots with purple icing.
13. Lightly tap the icing with the side of a knife to form small peaks that give Sully a furry look.
14. Place two candy eyes on top of the icing and add a blue sugar pearl for the nose.
15. Draw the mouth with the black writing icing.
16. Cut two horns from a purple gummy lifesaver and place them on Sully’s head.