St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes

12 people
15 min

Have fun this St. Patrick’s Day with these fun and creative rainbow cupcakes using candy and frosting!


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Get into the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with some of my favorite holiday treats and decor!


During one of my many trips to the grocery store, I happened upon these cute little rainbow belts and knew I had to make St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes!! I also bought a package of Rolo …but they were a fail because they weren’t individually wrapped! Opps!

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Ingredients


  • White Cake Mix
  • Green Food Dye
  • Buttercream frosting (I homemade mine, but you can use store bought) **here is my recipe for Gluten Free Cupcakes & Dairy Free Frosting
  • Zweet Sour Belts candy
  • Gold coins or gold wrapped chocolate candy
Lets Make Them Together!


  • Step 1: Mix cake mix according to directions. Stir in green food dye. Bake
  • Step 2: Let cupcakes cool and make frosting and stir in green food dye.
  • Step 3: Pipe frosting onto cupcakes
  • Step 4: Cut Zweet Sour Belts in half and stick into frosting creating an arch
  • Step 5: Pipe white clouds on one side of the rainbow arch
  • Step 6: Place a gold coin on the other side of the rainbow arch
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St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes
Recipe details
  • 12  people
  • Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 15 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 box White Cake Mix box bake following box directions
  • 1 can Buttercream frosting
  • 1 package Zweet Sour Belts
  • 1 Green Food Dye
  • 1 package Gold Coins or Gold Wrapped Chocolate Candies
Instructions

Bake cupcakes according to box directions – adding green food dye before baking
Mix green food dye in frosting
Pipe frosting onto cupcakes
Cut Zweet Sour Belts in half and place in frosting creating an arch on each cupcake
Pipe three white clouds onto one side of the rainbow
Place a gold coin on the other side of the rainbow
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