Green Velvet Cupcakes Recipe

Don’t you would like there very was a pot of gold at the top of every rainbow? Well, these made and downlike inexperienced Velvet St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes with the most effective cheese icing and a chocolate gold coin on prime compared enough!

Holidays became such a lot additional fun currently that we've got children and our 3 year previous is setting out to perceive what’s happening. I ne'er very did abundant for St. Patrick’s Day apart from wear inexperienced however that’s getting to change!  We’re going inexperienced on everything on the 17th!

Green Velvet Cupcakes Recipe

I bought Lucky Charms last week and whereas Carly had ne'er had them, she was super excited regarding the colourful box. The weekend before, 2 of her friends had birthday parties and once she found the Lucky Charms within the paper bag I brought in, she beginning singing happy birthday to herself and same it had been a gift. future day, I let her strive it and after all she beloved the cereal marshmallows.  Hmmm, i'm wondering wherever she got that from!?

And it’s no surprise, Carly was an enormous fan of those cupcakes, significantly the icing. when she defeated all the icing off she asked for additional. Not solely is that the icing superb, however the cake is too!  It’s rather like classic red velvet cake with the flavouring and small little bit of chocolate however with inexperienced food color rather than red.

INGREDIENTS:

For the Cupcakes:

• 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 tablespoons green liquid food coloring

For the Frosting:

• 12 ounces cream cheese
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, or milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Sprinkles
• Chocolate gold coins

INSTRUCTIONS:

For the Cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 24 muffin tins with paper liners. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, corn starch, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating to incorporate each. Mix in the sour cream, vanilla, and food coloring. Mix in the flour until just combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
3. Spoon batter into cupcake liners and bake for 15-18 minutes or until toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs or clean. Cool completely before adding frosting.

For the Frosting:

1. Cream the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Mix in the sugar and then the cream and vanilla. Place frosting in a piping bag fitted with a star tip (1M) and pipe onto cupcakes. Add sprinkles and top with a chocolate coin.

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