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Green Velvet Cupcakes

These Green Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and cute shamrocks toppers are perfect for celebrating St Patrick's day!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Irish
Keyword Green Velvet Cupcakes, Shamrock cupcakes, St Patrick's Day Cupcakes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 333kcal
Author Robin Gagnon

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon high-quality cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon green gel food coloring

For the cream cheese frosting:

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened (½ stick)
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

To decorate:

  • 3-4 oz. green rolling fondant
  • ¼ cup golden and white pearl sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a muffin tin with paper cupcake liners. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
  • In a separate bowl, cream together sugar and oil.
  • Add milk and egg and stir.
  • Add white vinegar and mix. Slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
  • Once batter is formed, add gel food coloring. Mix thoroughly until batter is smooth and food coloring is evenly distributed..
  • Fill lined muffin tin until each section is filled about ⅔ of the way.
  • Bake for 20 to 22 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack before decorating.
  • To make the frosting, beat all ingredients in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Star on low speed and gradually increase to high.
  • Once ingredients are well-combined, smooth, fluffy and form semi-stiff peaks, the frosting is ready.
  • Scoop into a piping bag with a star tip (Wilton tip #21 works great!) and frost each cupcake.
  • Shape the green fondant into St. Patrick’s clovers. To make one, roll out 6 spheres, about half of an inch thick.
  • Take two spheres and press them together, giving them a point on one end. This will create a heart shape. Repeat for the other 2 pairs of spheres.
  • Press the three fondant hearts together, with one in the center and the other two on the side, slightly angled.
  • Repeat 11 more times to have enough for the dozen cupcakes.
  • Arrange a clover on each cupcake. Garnish the cupcake with pearl sprinkles. Serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg