St. Patrick's Day Cupcake Recipe
Whether you’re hosting a kid's birthday party or want to whip up these cute treats to brighten someone’s day, these Unicorn Cupcakes are perfect for any occasion.
Servings 24 Cupcakes
Equipment
- Cupcake Pan
- Cupcake Wrappers/Liners
- 1 Small Bowl
- Disposable Piping Bags with Medium Star Tip
Ingredients
St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes
- 1 box French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 3 eggs (per cake box instructions)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil (per cake box instructions)
- 1 cup water (per cake box instructions)
- green gel food coloring
St. Patrick's Day Cupcake Vanilla Frosting
- 3 cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 5-7 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- green gel food coloring
- St. Patrick's Day sprinkles
- Wilton Unicorn icing decorations (Found at Walmart stores)
Instructions
St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes
- Preheat oven as per directions on cake mix box (usually 350°F).
- Line two 12-cup standard muffin tins with cupcake paper liners. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer, combine all ingredients as instructed until smooth.
- Divide the batter into two bowls.
- Mix in a few drops of green food coloring into one bowl.
- Fill the cupcake liners by alternating between the green batter and the plain one; scoop about 1 tbsp of batter each into the cupcake liners until about ⅔ full.
- Bake for 22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. (Review the cake mix box and follow baking times suggested on package).
- If the cupcakes are not done when you check with a toothpick, check again every 2-3 minutes until they are done.
- Remove cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
St. Patrick's Day Cupcake Frosting
- Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, and mix on medium speed until combined and smooth.
- Set aside 1/4 C of frosting in the small bowl and mix in 2 - 3 drops of green food coloring and mix until combined.
- Scoop the green frosting into 1 side of the piping bag.
- Scoop the remaining frosting into the piping bag.
- Squeeze the piping bag to make sure that both colors will pipe out of the tip.
Unicorn Cupcake Decoration
- Using the frosting bag, pipe frosting onto the top of the cupcake.
- Using the Unicorn Horn icing decoration, place it into the top middle of the frosting.
- Place 1 "Ear" on both sides of the horn.
- Place the "Wink" eye icing sprinkle under the horn where eyes should go.
- Place the St Patrick's day sprinkles anywhere around the ears and horn of the cupcakes.