Description
Easy Irish Cupcakes are the kind of festive dessert I love making when I want something simple, beautiful, and crowd-pleasing without spending all day in the kitchen. These moist chocolate cupcakes are topped with a fluffy vanilla frosting and finished with green sprinkles for a fun St. Patrick’s Day touch. They work as an easy dessert, party treat, holiday bake, quick celebration idea, and fun food idea for anyone looking for easy cupcake recipes, chocolate desserts, and festive baking inspiration.
Ingredients
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 box instant chocolate pudding mix, 3.9 ounces
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or Irish cream flavoring
green and white sprinkles
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
3. Fill each cupcake liner about two-thirds full with batter.
4. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
5. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack and cool completely.
6. In a separate bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
7. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar.
8. Add the heavy cream and vanilla extract or Irish cream flavoring, then beat until the frosting is light and fluffy.
9. Pipe or spread frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
10. Finish with green and white sprinkles before serving.
Notes
For the best frosting texture, make sure the cupcakes are fully cooled before decorating.
If you want a richer flavor, use whole milk in the batter and heavy cream in the frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 340mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
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