Lucky Charms Cupcakes - They’re Magically Delicious!

As a kid, Saint Patrick’s Day was my dad’s birthday and wearing green to school. In college, it became green beer, green shirts, shamrock shakes, and State Patty’s Day (Penn State’s very own St. Patrick’s day).  This year, I decided to add to these Lucky Charms Cupcakes to my list of St. Patrick’s day indulgences. Lucky Charms cereal is a childhood favorite, and these cupcakes incorporate the cereal into the cake batter, the marshmallow frosting, and the decorations.  I modified a recipe from another baking blog found here. Instead of using a box cake mix, I made white cake from scratch and added the additional ingredients to keep the cupcakes moist (such as the sour cream).
 

 

Lucky Charms Cupcakes

Ingredients:

·         1 cup white sugar

·         1 ½ cups of flour

·         1 ¾ tsp baking powder

·         1/3 cup vegetable oil

·         ½ cup sour cream

·         ¾ cup milk

·         2 eggs

·         2 tsp vanilla

·         ½ cup finely crushed Lucky Charms (cereal pieces only)

·         Green food coloring

Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 350 and prepare cupcake pans.

2.      In a large bowl, blend the sugar, flour, and baking powder.

3.      Add the vegetable oil, sour cream, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Blend until incorporated.

4.      Mix in green food coloring until desired shade of green.

5.   Gently mix in crushed Lucky Charms until combined.

Crush cereal with a rolling pin.

6.      Fill cupcake pan and bake for 18-23 minutes. (my oven took 18 minutes)

Marshmallow Buttercream

Ingredients:

·         4-5 cups Powdered sugar

·         1 tsp vanilla

·         1 cup butter, room temperature

·         1 container marshmallow fluff

·         Sprinkles and Lucky Charm marshmallows

Directions:

1.      In bowl, beat butter with mixer until fluffy.

2.      Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and marshmallow fluff.

3.      Beat until smooth.

4.      Add milk if the frosting becomes too difficult to mix.

Final Touches

Once cupcakes have cooled, it is time to frost! Pipe cooled cupcakes with marshmallow frosting. I used green food coloring on half of the frosting so half of the cupcakes have a light green frosting. You can decorate your cupcakes however you like. I chose to use green sugar and Lucky Charms marshmallows.

I am excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow with friends, and share my Lucky Charm Cupcakes! Don’t forget your green!