These easy pot of gold cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day will have everyone smiling! They are surprisingly easy, so grab the kids and let’s get started.

Pot of Gold Cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day

Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, I love to share fun cupcake decorating ideas for holidays, parties, and rainy day fun in the kitchen. And this time of year, it’s all about bringing in the bright colors to chase away the dreary winter days. 

These pot of gold cupcakes for St. Patrick’s day are fun and festive. The mix of bright greens, rainbow, and shiny gold sprinkles will have anyone grinning from ear to ear. Le’ts get started making these!

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Tips and Tricks to Make This Cupcake Decorating Idea

As with all of my cupcake recipes and decorating ideas, I like to share what I’ve learned while making them. You don’t have to make the same mistakes I did…

• make the pots of gold first and let the frosting and sprinkles harden a bit
• you can use frosting from a can – no one will know and we won’t tell 
• for added St. Patrick’s Day fun, add a few pieces of Lucky Charms cereal

Rainbow Cupcakes

I like to provide options to everyone because not everyone likes over-the-top cupcakes. If you want to make rainbow cupcakes, just don’t add on the pot of gold. Easy peasy, right? They’re so cute just as a fun rainbow food idea! 

How Do I Make Pot of Gold Cupcakes? 

I’m so glad you asked! Scroll to see the written instructions and recipe on how to make these fun St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes. If you’re making a playlist for the holiday, here is our Pot of Gold cupcakes video tutorial on YouTube.

Yield: 24 cupcakes

Pot of Gold Cupcakes

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These pot of gold cupcakes are perfect for St. Patrick's Day. For a bit of variation, leave off the gold treasure and make the easiest rainbow cupcakes, too!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• easiest vanilla cupcakes recipe here
• green food coloring
• 2 cans of white frosting (or homemade)
• rainbow candy (we used these)
• gold sprinkles
• miniature marshmallows
• mini Reese's Peanut Butter cups
• muffin pans and liners
• piping bag and star decorating tip

Instructions

1. Bake our amazing vanilla cupcake recipe (doubled) with the addition of green food coloring. Let cool.
2. While the cupcakes bake, unwrap 24 mini Reese's peanut butter cups, leaving it in the liner, and place a small dollop of frosting on top. Dip into the gold sprinkles and set aside.
3. Color the remaining frosting with green food coloring (we prefer the gel for more vibrant color). Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with a large star decorating tip.
4. Frost the cooled cupcakes from the center, working your way out to the edge.
5. Cut the rainbow candy into 3.5 inch pieces. Place one off center on the cupcake and add three mini marshmallows on either side of the rainbow to act as clouds.
6. Place the Reese's cup in front of the rainbow decoration and you're done with these fun pot of gold cupcakes!

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 40 Total Fat: 2g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 4mg Sodium: 28mg Carbohydrates: 6g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 4g Protein: 0g

All nutrition information is estimated and does not include all recipe elements. Please calculate your exact brands and ingredients when accuracy is desired.

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