Delicious cupcakes, topped with buttercream, rainbow candy and a chocolate pot of gold! These are perfect for your St. Patrick's Day party!
These St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes are so easy to make and both kids and adults LOVE them!
My oldest son has a birthday in March and he thinks that St. Patrick’s Day is the coolest day ever because it is so close to his birthday and he gets to wear his favorite color in excess. 🙂
I am helping at his school party this year and wanted to make a cute St. Patrick’s Day treat for all the kids. Not only are these cupcakes so cute, but they are delicious!
Ingredients for St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes:
Cupcakes:
- 1(15.25 ounce) packagewhite cake mix
- 1¼cupwater
- ⅓cupvegetable oil
- 3eggs
Frosting:
- 1cupbutter(softened)
- 4½cupspowdered sugar
- 1teaspoonvanilla
- ⅓cupheavy cream
- ¼teaspoonsalt
- 4dropsgreen food coloring
Topping:
- 12AirHeads Extreme Rainbow candy
- 3cupsmini marshmallows
- 24rolo candies
- gold sprinkles
How to make these St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes:
Prepare cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes by combining the cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs. Bake cupcakes for 14-19 minutes and let cool.
To make the frosting, beat butter until creamy.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla, heavy cream and salt and mix together with a hand mixer until well combined.
Add green food coloring until desired color is reached.
Spread or pipe frosting on top of each cupcake.
Cut each AirHeads Extreme candy in half and place on top of each cupcake to create an arch.
Place two mini marshmallows on each end of the rainbow.
To make the pot of gold, pipe a small amount of frosting onto the wide end of each Rolo, then press into gold sprinkles until all the frosting is covered. Place on the cupcake.
A little tutorial on making the pot of gold:
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Serves: 24
St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes Recipe
5 from 1 vote
Delicious cupcakes, topped with buttercream, candy rainbows and chocolate pots of gold!
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
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Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix
- 1¼ cup water
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
Frosting:
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 4½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 drops green food coloring
Topping:
- 12 AirHeads Extreme Rainbow candy
- 3 cups mini marshmallows
- 24 rolo candies
- gold sprinkles
Instructions
Prepare cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes by combining the cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs. Bake cupcakes for 14-19 minutes and let cool.
To make the frosting, beat butter until creamy.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla, heavy cream and salt and mix together with a hand mixer until well combined.
Add green food coloring until desired color is reached.
Spread or pipe frosting on top of each cupcake.
Cut each AirHeads Extreme candy in half and place on top of each cupcake to create an arch.
Place two mini marshmallows on each end of the rainbow.
To make the pot of gold, pipe a small amount of frosting onto the wide end of each Rolo, then press into gold sprinkles until all the frosting is covered. Place on the cupcake.
Notes
- You can find the air heads at Amazon or Walmart.
Nutrition
Calories: 327 kcal · Carbohydrates: 48 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 15 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 46 mg · Sodium: 243 mg · Potassium: 36 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 39 g · Vitamin A: 322 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 56 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Equipment
Cupcake Baking Tin
Cupcake Liners
Mixing Bowl
Piping Bag or Sandwich Bag
Recipe Details
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Kathy Griffin says:
I am going to make the punch.
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Grace Nakimura says:
These cupcakes look delicious!If you are looking for some more green treats, check our these st patricks day recipes https://www.joinmyparty.co/article/st-patricks-day-snacks-your-kids-will-love
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Ondie Held says:
I put my rolos in the freezer for a bit after I put the gold sprinkles on them. It allowed me to press them into the cupcake frosting without causing a divot in the "gold".
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Sue says:
Where can I find the Rainbow candy I Greenville, NC
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Cyd says:
They sell it on Amazon and WalMart. Here is the WalMart link - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Airheads-Xtremes-Sweetly-Sour-Candy-Belts-Rainbow-Berry-12-Count/206999917
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Emily Evans says:
I'm making mine for a St. Patrick's Day smorgasbord. I think I will just leave the rolo in the gold foil for the recipient to unwrap and enjoy.
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Cyd says:
That will be cute too with the gold foil.
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Beth Crawford says:
Ya'll- can someone please tell me exactly how many Air Heads rainbow candies to buy? The choices on Walmart and amazon sites are dizzying. Thanks.
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Momma Cyd says:
In the recipe it calls for 12.
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Terra says:
This recipe was so much fun! People thought they were made professionally. And they tasted so good!
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