These are great for St. Patrick's Day.
Shamrock Cupcakes
Ingredients/Materials:
Cake mix, prepared per instructions
Cupcake pans
Cupcake liners
Marbles
Frosting
Green food coloring
Colored sprinkles (optional)
Directions:
Place liners in your pan(s). Fill with cake batter 1/2 full. Do not overfill.
To create indentations in the cupcakes that will form the shape, you will be placing marbles between the pan and the lining paper. Place two close together to form the stem. Place two more spread out about 1/3 the distance between the rest of the circle. Bake as usual. Once they are baked, allow the cupcakes to cool at room temperature. The marbles will be quite hot so don't take the cupcakes out until they are cooled or you are prepared to handle the hot marbles. It is best just to wait it out.
Part of the shamrock-shaped illusion is the frosting method. The proper use of icing can remedy even a warped looking shamrock (such as occur when cupcake papers are too full). Ice a thin line into the "stem" section. Then spread the icing in three arches to accentuate the leaves.
Cover with colored sprinkles, if desired.
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