Rainbow St. Patricks Day Cupcakes are a fun, easy project that you can do with your family that is also magically delicious. This takes really no special skills or tools but the finished product is display worthy.
These St. Patricks Day cupcakes start with a regular cupcake that you make from a box cake mix. Then all you have to do is use these easy and clever decorating techniques to create these rainbow with a pot of gold decorations.
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Your family will already have the luck of the Irish with these delectable cupcakes But where did the legend of the pot of gold originate? Find the answers here.
- Minutes to Make: Only takes a few minutes to decorate and serve.
- Easy Ingredients: All easy to find ingredients to make these ingenious cupcakes.
- Family Friendly: Great for the entire family and their friends.
- Adaptable: Can make any flavor combination that your family enjoys for these colorful cupcakes.
Serve them with Lucky Charms Treats at your St. Patrick’s Day party and delight kids and adults alike!
Ingredient Notes
- Baked Cupcakes: Really any flavor that your family likes, or use a fun green cupcake.
- Airhead Xtremes Belts Sweetly Sour: The perfect little rainbow for on top of this treat.
- Mini Reese Cups: They act as the pot to hold all your gold.
- Gold Sequin Edible Sprinkles : Finally, these are the little gold rewards for your St Patricks Day cupcakes.
- Frosting: Again, here is a great way to be creative, you can do a rainbow, or any solid color you desire.
Equipment Needed
- A Wilton Deluxe Cake Decorating Kit with Piping Tips and Pastry Bags, 46-Piece
- Wilton Perfect Results Premium Non-Stick Bakeware Standard Muffin and Cupcake Pan, 12-Cup Baking Pan
- KitchenAid Classic Mixing Bowls
- OCTAVO 5 Speed Hand Mixer Electric
How to Make St Patricks Day Desserts
These are the basic steps for making St Patricks Day desserts. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
STEP 1: BAKE CUPCAKES
First, bake your cupcakes and allow to cool. Frost with desired icing. Next, place a Reese’s cup on the right side of the cupcake. Pipe a small amount of buttercream on it.
STEP 2: DECORATE
Dip the Reese’s cup into the sprinkles (this is less messy than dumping sprinkles) and place back on the cupcake. Then cut the airheads in half and place them on the cupcakes so it looks like the Reese’s Cup is at the end of the rainbow.
Prep and Storage Tips for the St Patricks Day Cupcakes
HOW TO MAKE THIS RAINBOW CUPCAKE RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
You can bake your cupcakes a day or to prior to decorating them. Simply bake, let cool and then wrap in plastic wrap or place in an airtight container until ready to decorate and serve.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to serve.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
On the whole, this recipe should be served right away as the candy might not hold up well, however, undecorated cupcakes can be frozen for up to 6 months in an airtight container.
Frequently Asked Questions about a St Patricks Day Cup Cake
This Duncan Hines Keto Friendly Classic Yellow Cake Mix is gluten free and has zero sugar. Also here are some Keto sprinkles. Even sugar free peanut butter cups and candies can be used.
Of course, these rainbow candies will work great as well.
Indeed, make as many or as few cupcakes as you require for your gathering.
Many ask what makes the perfect cupcake, but honestly there are a few tricks you can use. For example, use a scoop so that the same amount of batter is in each. Specifically try and fill them about 2/3 full. This will make the perfect size cupcake.
Expert Tips for Making This St. Patricks Day Cupcakes Recipe
- Add More Sprinkles: Colorful clouds or rainbow sprinkles would be great for these St. Patricks Day cupcakes.
- Liners: St. Patrick’s Day influenced liners are so cute with these St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes.
- Variation tip: Feel free to add toppers to these desserts.
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Rainbow St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
Equipment
- Wilton Deluxe Cake Decorating Kit with Piping Tips and Pastry Bags, 46-Piece
Ingredients
- Cupcakes, Prebaked
- Airhead Xtremes Belts Sweetly Sour
- Reese Cups, Mini
- sprinkles , Gold sequin edible
- Frosting
Instructions
- Frost cupcakes with desired icing.
- Place a Reese's cup on the right side of the cupcake.
- Pipe a small amount of buttercream onto the Reese's cup.
- Dip it into the sprinkles (this is less messy than dumping sprinkles) and place back on the cupcake.
- Cut the airheads in half and place them on the cupcakes so it looks like the Reese's Cup is at the end of the rainbow.
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This recipe is my personal adaption of an ethnic inspired recipe. It is not intended to be an authentic recipe. I’ve recreated this recipe because I enjoy the flavors and I want to encourage my readers to expand their tastes and try new flavor combinations. The recipe, ingredients and processes may have been adapted to make the recipe accessible for the average American. I have provided links to authentic versions of the recipe in the post above. I encourage you to visit these pages and learn more about the traditional version(s) of this recipe.
These are so inventive and cute. Thanks for the recipe.