St. Patricks Day Cupcakes

My St. Patricks Day Cupcakes are a fun treat with unique flavor that comes from cereal infused milk. My son and his friends love to celebrate St Patty’s Day with these delicious treats. I love this recipe for st patricks day cupcakes because it’s a quick and easy alternative to boxed cake mix. The kids get such a kick out of them, I get asked to make them every year for a huge St. Patricks parade in our area.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 43 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 3 minutes

Servings: 18 cupcakes

Calories: 381 kcal per serving

Ingredients

3 cups - Lucky Charms
2 cups - Milk
1 ¼ cups - All-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons - Baking powder
1 tbsp - Cornstarch
¼ tsp - Salt
½ cup - Butter
2 tablespoons - Vegetable Oil
¾ cup - White sugar
2 - Eggs
2 teaspoons - Vanilla extract
½ cup - Butter
Powdered sugar
2 tablespoons - Milk
1 tsp - Vanilla Extract
Rainbow Sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300℉.
Spread the Lucky Charms cereal (no marshmallows) onto a lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, stirring halfway. Allow cereal to cool.
Place the cooled cereal and milk in a large bowl and allow to soak for 15 minutes.
Drain and save the milk and discard the cereal.
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Line one and a half muffin trays with cupcake liners and set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cornstarch and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, oil and sugar for 2 minutes until light-colored.
Beat in the eggs, vanilla extract and ¾ cup of the reserved cereal milk.
Beat in the dry ingredients until just incorporated.
Scoop the cupcake batter into the prepared liners using a ⅓ cup measuring cup and bake for 24-28 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow the cupcake to cool completely before frosting.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, 3 cups of the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of the cereal milk and the vanilla extract. Beat for 2 minutes before adjusting the texture with additional powdered sugar, if needed.
Scoop the frosting into a piping bag fit with a large star tip.

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