These St. Patrick's Day cupcakes go super-quick. The pistachio pudding mix gives them a mild flavor and their pretty pastel color makes them a perfect dessert for this lively holiday. —Kathy Meyer, Almond, Wisconsin
St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes Tips
How else can you decorate St. Patrick's Day cupcakes?
To mix up your St. Patrick's Day cupcake decorating, try piping on some clouds (or making clouds out of marshmallows) and attaching them together with a strip of colorful candy to make a rainbow, like in our tie-dyed cupcakes recipe. You can also buy shamrock-shaped sprinkles, or create a pot of gold using chocolates and edible glitter.
What other cupcakes can you make for St. Patrick's Day?
Whip up a tray of creme de menthe cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day, or try these Irish cream cupcakes. You can add a bit of green food coloring to keep with the St. Patrick's Day theme. Or, make our easy chocolate cupcakes and add Guinness to the batter. For more inspiration, check out these St. Patrick's Day desserts.
How do you make fluffy cupcakes?
Avoid common cake mistakes and ensure your cupcakes turn out moist and fluffy every time by making sure your oven temperature is correct and you aren’t overbaking the cupcakes. An oven that’s too hot and a batter that’s exposed to heat too long leads to a dried-out dessert. If your cupcakes come out too dry even with the right baking time and temperature, you may be adding too many dry ingredients. Experiment with adding less of the dry ingredients or increasing the amount of liquid ingredients in your batter.
—Sammi DiVito, Taste Recipes Assistant Editor
St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
20 min
Yield
1 dozen
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant pistachio pudding mix
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1-1/4 cups 2% milk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting
- Green food coloring and gold sprinkles, optional
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, pudding mix, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and mix until blended.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Add food coloring to frosting if desired; frost cupcakes and decorate with sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts
1 cupcake: 410 calories, 17g fat (4g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 398mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.
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