Saint Patrick’s Day Shamrock Cupcakes

Saint Patrick's Day Shamrock CupcakesIt’s time for some for fun St. Patrick’s Day themed cupcakes! Everyone one loves cupcakes because they are so easy to dress up for festive vacations. The green base of the Shamrock Cupcakes is easy-to-make an adapted from a simple cake recipe I found on the internet. To complete the look the vanilla frosting on top is complemented with a green chocolate shamrock. 

Cupcake Base/Batter Ingredients 

1/2 C. butter, softened to room temperature
1 C. sugar
2 large egg whites
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 C. milk
3-4 drops of green food coloring

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Combine the softened butter, sugar, egg whites and vanilla mixing well. Slowly fold in the flour, salt and  baking powder.

Add the milk continuing to stir and lastly add a few drops of the green food coloring mixing well.

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Pour into greased muffin tins (or liners) and bake 20-25 minutes.

Insert a toothpick around 20 minutes and if it comes out clean the cupcakes are done.

*Makes approximately 12 cupcakes

Shamrock Cupcake Materials 

12 oz Wilton green chocolate candy melts
small sandwich baggie
kitchen scissors
white frosting, any brand

Shamrock Directions

Pour the green candy melts into a microwavable safe dish. Heat in the microwave in 20-30 second increments, stirring frequently. Remove from the microwave once melted and set aside to cool a few minutes.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.

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Scoop the melted green chocolate into the small sandwich baggie and snip the corner of the bag.

Gently squeeze the green chocolate out of the bag onto the baking sheet.

To make the Shamrocks 

Make 3 small circles and fill into with chocolate.

Make a small stem.

Repeat until you have at least 12 Shamrocks, plus a few extra, about 2″ in size

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Place the baking sheet in the fridge to set for 20-30 minutes.

Decorating the Cupcakes 

Generously frosting each green cupcake with white frosting and set aside.

Gently remove each chocolate shamrock from the baking sheet and place
one on top of each cupcake.

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Repeat with all the cupcakes.

Enjoy!

18 Comments
  1. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    Those are very cute. My kids would love those.

  2. Super cute! And I love how you did the Shamrocks…you could make tons of sweet decorations like that!

  3. aimee fauci says

    Very smart trick with the Shamrocks! Who knew. I will need to do something with that tip for my daughter’s upcoming birthday. Very clever.

  4. ourfamilyworld says

    These cupcakes look delicious. I just want to grab all of them

  5. Pam says

    What cute cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day! I love that the cake is green.

  6. Amber Nelson says

    This is not going to be good for my diet. Just one won’t hurt, right?!

  7. Liz Mays says

    Yum! Cupcakes for St. Patty’s day sound great and I love the shamrocks. They held together really well!

  8. Mary O'Malley says

    Oh my gosh, I want to make these clovers and cupcakes! I absolutely love them!

  9. Melissa Vera says

    I would have never thought of making the shamrocks out of chocolate. So original and yummy.

  10. Life as a Convert says

    You are so creative. I think these turned out great. (Your artistic skills are much better than mine too!)

  11. Tough Cookie Mommy says

    These cupcakes look delicious and they are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. They almost look too good to eat.

  12. Lois Alter Mark says

    Those are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! I can’t imagine making shamrocks that would come out nearly as good as yours!

  13. Who doesn’t love cupcakes? I like the shamrock too!

  14. Fariha (CanadianMomEh) says

    These look awesome! Such a cute idea. I love baking with the kids.

  15. Veronica says

    Those St Patrick’s Day cupcakes look so divine. I bet they were a yummy tasting treat

  16. Heather says

    These are so fun and festive! You can never go wrong with cupcakes!

  17. Annie M says

    How cute! I did this as my first group activity with about 10 patients. So fun 🙂

  18. April Decheine says

    Looks like delicious cupcakes, totally into St Patty’s day baking. We love baking cupcakes and cakes for the holidays.

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