Tie Dye Frosing. OMG.

I am one of those crazy pregger ladies who needs to sleep with a notepad by my bed, because I wake up several times in the night thinking about something I need to get done.  One night, a few weeks ago, I woke with some new ideas for the Sweetsy Bar (TM) (I don't have a trademark, but totes need one, huh!) I was setting up for my dear friend's daughter's party (who also happens to be the sweetest little 3 year old I know, and the best friend to my little sweets). 

Notepad in hand I wrote down the makings of Funky-Fetti (My spin on the good o' box of Funfetti cake) cupcakes with (drum roll please)...Tie Dye Frosting.  In my head it was fantastic, but I didn't know if it would actually work, until I executed it (oh, like 20 minutes before we rushed out the door to the party.  No big deal). 

OMG.  presh-fest 2012...

First, you need to make my no fail buttercream frosting. 

It is ridiculously easy and oh so tasty! I then sectioned off

a bit of frosting in 3 bowls and added food color gel (primary colors)

Side note: a (very) little goes a long way in the color gel department.

I loaded a pastry bag, sliding the 3 colors into the bag

in 3 sections with as much order as I could manage.  As you can see

in the photo, it was a borderline hot mess (bhm), but view on...

this bhm went on to do some pretty amazing things

Stop it, huh!  I mean, really?  I still can't stand it!

The Funky-fetti cupcakes, with a few

of the other goodies that made their

way to the Sweetsy Bar (TM).

Can someone go ahead and (TM) that bad boy for me?