St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

  • Makes: 12-14 Cupcakes
  • Active Time: 18-20 Minutes
  • Total Time: 35-40 Minutes
  • Tools Required: Standard Muffin Pan, Decorative Paper Liners, 2 Medium Size Bowls, Whisk & Spatula, Ziploc® bag, Oven Thermometer

Ingredients

    • For Cupcakes:

    • Full box Chocolate Cake Mix
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
    • 3/4 cup water

      For Topping:

    • Store bought vanilla frosting
    • Green food coloring
    • Green sprinkles

Directions

    • For Cupcakes

    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin tins with decorative paper liners.
    • Combine eggs, oil, and water in medium size bowl. Add mix. Gently whisk together until smooth. Divide batter into paper liners filling 2/3 full.
    • Bake for 22 to 24 minutes or until an inserted cake tester comes out clean. Remove from oven, cooling in tins for 10 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and cool completely before decorating.

      For Frosting

    • Mix together vanilla frosting and green food coloring until creamy. Fill Ziploc® bag, snip off bottom corner, and using a circular motion gently squeeze frosting on each cupcake top. Garnish with green sprinkles on top.

Recipe Summary

Use with

Chocolate Cake Mix

Fresh Ingredients

Eggs

Staples

Vegetable Oil, Vanilla Frosting, Green Food Coloring, Green Sprinkles

Tools

Standard Muffin Pan, Decorative Paper Liners, 2 Medium Size Bowls, Whisk & Spatula, Ziploc® bag, Oven Thermometer

Take action!

Kermit said that its not easy being green, but these green cupcakes seem to prove otherwise! St. Pat himself would approve of these festive chocolate cupcakes topped with green frosting and sprinkles. Proudly serve any time of the year - you?ll have the luck of the Irish on your side!