Eating your greens means something completely different around St. Patrick's Day. MomSpeaker Hillary Chybinski shares her thematically yummy Lucky Green Velvet Cupcakes, topped with a dollop of icing and every leprechaun's favorite sweet cereal.
St. Patrick's Day is not a big holiday around our house. Even though we have some Irish blood, it's just never been part of our family celebrations. But that lack of past celebration doesn't mean I don't want to have a little fun with the kids for St. Patrick's Day.
I figured why not make festive green cupcakes. I searched around for recipes, and determined that this was the easiest method for me:
Green Velvet Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 boxed White Cake Mix (or your favorite recipe for white cake)
- 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate (chips, baking chocolate, etc.)
- Green food coloring (boxed, natural, etc.)
- Vanilla, Buttercream, Whipped Cream or Cream Cheese Icing (canned or your favorite recipe)
- Lucky Charms
Green Velvet Cupcake Instructions
- Make cake mix according to package directions or your favorite recipe for 24 cupcakes.
- Melt the semi-sweet chocolate and stir into cake batter.
- Drop in green food coloring until desired shade is achieved.
- Spoon mixture into prepared baking cups, bake according to package or recipe directions.
- Let cupcakes cool completely prior to icing.
- Ice your cupcakes with your favorite icing.
- Generously sprinkle your cupcakes with Lucky Charms, allowing them to fall playfully on to your plate or cake stand. Add some gold coins (chocolate works) for luck!
Hillary Chybinski is a crafty mom of two boys living the American Dream with her husband in the Philly burbs. This post was adapted from her blog, My Scraps.
