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St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes

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St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Cupcake Recipe

St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes

I enjoy getting my children in the kitchen with me every chance I get. I was blessed to be able to cook in the kitchens of my two great-grandmothers, two grandmas, and, of course, my own mom’s kitchen. We use any excuse we can to make fun recipes together as a family and St. Patrick’s Day is no exception! Especially to bake these fun and delicious St. Patrick’s Day rainbow cupcakes.

Get in the kitchen with the kids and create some yummy goodness!

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make cupcakes according to box directions
  2. After baking move to a wire rack to cool completely.
  3. Poke holes in each cupcake
  4. Mix Jello and boiling water stir until dissolved.
  5. Add ½ cup cold water and pour over cupcakes.
  6. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
  7. In a large bowl, cream the butter.
  8. Beat in the milk mixing until fluffy.
  9. Transfer ¼ of the icing to the corner of medium size zipper bag, try to minimize trapped air and close. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe. Set aside.
  10. Add several drops of green food coloring to remaining icing and mix until color is blended.
  11. Transfer icing to the corner of a large size zipper bag. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe.
  12. Cut each strip of the airheads into 2½ – 3-inch lengths.
  13. Ice the top of each cupcake with green icing.
  14. Pipe a white cloud on each side of the green and insert the airheads strip between them to make a rainbow.

 

St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Cupcake Recipe

St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Cupcakes

Ingredients

Instructions

Make cupcakes according to box directions

After baking move to wire rack to cool completely.

Poke holes in each cupcake

Mix Jello and boiling water stir until dissolved.

Add ½ cup cold water and pour over cupcakes.

Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

In a large bowl, cream the butter.

Beat in the milk mixing until fluffy.

Transfer ¼ of the icing to the corner of medium size zipper bag, try to minimize trapped air and close. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe. Set aside.

Add several drops of green food coloring to remaining icing and mix until color is blended.

Transfer icing to the corner of large size zipper bag. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe.

Cut each strip of the airheads into 2½ - 3 inch lengths.

Ice the top of each cupcake with green icing.

Pipe a white cloud on each side of the green and insert the airheads strip between them to make a rainbow.

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