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Green Velvet Cupcakes

Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix plus ingredients listed to prepare
  • 2 tablespoons dry buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 8 drops green food coloring
  • 1 3.4 oz package vanilla pudding mix

Frosting

  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
  • 4 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

sprinkles

  • tiny shamrock sprinkles

Instructions

  • prepare cake mix according to package directions, add to it the dry buttermilk, food coloring, cocoa and dry pudding mix.
  • Bake cupcakes according to package.
  • Allow cupcakes to cool completely.

Mint Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Beat room temperature butter.
  • Then beat in room temperature cream cheese.
  • Add in extracts, heavy cream and sugar until smooth and creamy.
  • Pipe frosting on cupcakes with a piping bag and a 2D tip.
  • Apply tiny shamrock sprinkles before icing sets up so they stick.