Description
These Green Velvet Cupcakes are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. With their moist texture and delightful cream cheese frosting, they’re simple to make and sure to please any crowd!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter – unsalted
- 3 eggs
- 3 drops green food coloring – or more
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk*
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces cream cheese – softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter – softened
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- green sanding sugar or shamrock sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F and line muffin pans with 18 liners.
- Cream together the sugar and butter in a large bowl.
- Add the eggs one at a time and beat to incorporate.
- Stir in the food coloring and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together well.
- Pour in the buttermilk* to the wet ingredients and mix.
- Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well combined.
- Fill the liners three-quarters full with the batter.
- Bake for about 17 minutes, checking with a toothpick for doneness.
Notes
For a deeper green color, add more green food coloring to your preference.
Ensure the cream cheese and butter are at room temperature for easy mixing in frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg