Pot O' Gold St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

You are sure to have all the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day with these festive Pot O’ Gold Cupcakes!

Perfect for every St. Patrick’s Day party, these adorable cupcakes are actually easy to make and every single guest will find their own pot of gold at the end of a rainbow!

Ingredients:

vanilla cupcake mix (calls for oil, eggs and water)
green food coloring
2 cans vanilla frosting
Green food coloring
Airhead Extreme Candy
Reese’s miniature peanut butter cups
Gold sprinkles
Miniature marshmallows

Supplies:

Large mixing bowl
Hand/stand mixer
Cupcake pans
Green cupcake liners
Decorating bag
Large star decorating tip
Spoon

Directions:
1. Preheat your oven according to the cake mix directions and line 2 cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
2. Prepare the cake mix by mixing as directed on the box.
3. Mix in a few drops of green food coloring.
4. Scoop out the batter into your cupcake liners, filling each cup 1/2 way full.
5. Bake following the cake mix directions and allow to cool.
6. Mix your frosting with green food coloring and scoop into a decorating bag with a star tip at the bottom.
7. Frost each cupcake from the center working your way out.
8. Cut the Airhead Extremes into 3.5” pieces and stick each end into the frosting to look like a rainbow.
9. Place 3 miniature marshmallows onto each side of the rainbow.
10. Unwrap the Reese’s, leaving it in the brown cup wrapper and frost the top of the Reese’s cup.
11. Sprinkle the gold sprinkles onto the frosting until covered.Set the sprinnkle covered Reece’s cup on top of the frosted cupcake beside the rainbow.