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Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day

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Are you ready for another fun St. Patrick’s Day treat? Seems like little Leprechauns keep popping up all over our house, yesterday we tried to trap one…he left a mess and escaped, but he did leave us some treats! Since he was nice enough, I thought I’d bake up a batch of these St. Patrick’s Leprechaun Cupcakes, they are simply adorable, and really easy to create too!

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Just like the Uncle Sam Cupcakes I made for Fourth of July, the Leprechaun head is a cupcake, topped with a fun green ice cream cone, a strip of black Candy Clay and a gold buckle.

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Leprechaun Cupcake Supplies

  • Cupcakes, baked and cooled {bake with or without liners}
  • Green Ice Cream Cones {I found these at Kroger}
  • White frosting
  • Gold frosting – colored using Buttercup Yellow
  • 2 Decorator Bags
  • Round tip #12
  • Red frosting – colored using Red No-Taste
  • Round tip #5
  • 1 Batch of Black Candy Clay
  • Yellow Starburst Candy
  • Candy Eyes
  • Mini Reese’s Pieces or Mini M&M’s

Let me show you how to create your own Leprechaun Cupcakes

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

St. Patrick’s Leprechaun Cupcakes

Step 1

First you need to prepare the hat.

  • Mix up a batch of black Candy Clay, you can find the recipe and directions HERE. {you could also use black licorice or frosting}
  • Roll out the Candy Clay to about 1/8 inch thick and cut into strips the width of the rim around the cone
  • Unwrap and soften a yellow Starburst candy in the microwave about 5 seconds, mold with your fingers until flat and cut out a square
  • Cut another very small square of Candy Clay, gently press onto the center of the yellow square
  • Add the strip of Candy Clay onto the cone, add the yellow square, pressing down slightly
  • With a very small amount of white frosting, add the mini heart sprinkles and white Jimmie sprinkle for the Shamrock

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Step 2

Now it’s time to frost the cupcake

  • Remove liner if you baked the cupcakes in liners, and turn the cupcake upside down
  • Using an offset spatula, frost around the outside and top
  • Run the spatula under hot water to smooth the frosting around the outside, no need to smooth the top, the hat will cover it

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Step 3

  • Add the hat, pressing down gently into the frosting

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Step 4

  • Fill a decorator bag fitted with a #12 round tip with gold frosting
  • Pipe on the beard

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Step 5

  • Run your finger under hot water and gently pat down the tip of frosting

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Step 6

  • Add candy eyes and a mini brown Reese’s Pieces or you could also use mini M&M’s

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

Step 7

  • Fit a decorator bag with a #5 tip and fill with red frosting
  • Pipe on the mouth

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day :: Instructions on HoosierHomemade.com

The other St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes are frosted with a swirl of gold and white, topped with sprinkles and a chocolate gold coin.

Swirled Frosting

  • Place a #1M Star Tip in a large resealable bag
  • Fill one side of the bag with white frosting and the other side with gold
  • Pipe some frosting onto a plate until the colors start to swirl
  • Pipe onto the cupcake

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28 Comments

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    1. Hi Jill, Your ice cream is super cute! Sorry I didn’t see them pry to doing my cupcakes.
      ~Liz

  3. Great St. Patrick’s Day treats. I especially like how you used heart sprinkles and jimmies to make the shamrock on the Leprechaun’s hat. Very clever. Pinning.

  4. Cute idea! I kind of liked how his beard looked before you smoothed it out!

  5. how cute! ive been posting a lot about st. patty’s decor and kid friendly meals….this is super cute for kids…they can even do it themselves!

  6. I think this every single time I view your cupcake creations… Every single time I could type these same comments…
    “WOW! You are so talented! These are just adorable! Thank you for sharing with us!”

    1. Oh thank you SO much! I really enjoy creating the cupcakes to share!
      Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
      ~Liz

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