St. Patrick’s Day seems to always get ripped off when it comes to celebrating, right?! Aside from having to wear green, and getting the soup pinched out of you if you don’t….there’s not much else. Unless you drink green beer. Bleck.
I wanted to share a fun cupcake with you. These Rainbow Poke Cupcakes are so pretty and they’re so much fun to make! You can make a batch up to have at home OR to send to the kids’ classroom for their St. Patty’s Day partayyy! Who doesn’t love St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes?! Before going any further…if you’re more of a throw together and go, then this St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charms Trail Mix might be more your style!
If you’ve never had poke cake, you’re really missing out on a crazy bunch of goodness. Talk about moist. YUM! I first had poke cake when I was pregnant with little man. My sis in law made one for Easter and I swear, I could have ate the entire cake. I would have cut someone if they’d tried to stop me!
These rainbow poke cupcakes are JUST as good. You can’t eat just one. The recipe and some photos are below. If you’d like the printable version of the recipe to keep in your recipe box – just scroll down and you’ll find it.
See how pretty they are?!
Rainbow Poke Cupcakes Ingredients:
1 box White Cake Mix
1 cup Water
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
3 Eggs
3 oz Lime Gelatin
1 cup boiling Water
1/2 cup cold water
AirHeads Extremes
2 tbsp Milk
1 cup softened Butter
4 cup Powdered Sugar
Green Food Coloring
DIRECTIONS
Make cupcakes according to box directions.
After baking move to wire rack to cool completely.
Poke holes in each cupcake.
Mix Jello and boiling water stir until dissolved.
Add 1/2 cup cold water and pour over cupcakes.
Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
In a large bowl, cream the butter.
Beat in the milk mixing until fluffy.
Transfer 1/4 of the icing to the corner of medium size zipper bag, try to minimize trapped air and close. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe. Set aside.
Add several drops of green food coloring to remaining icing and mix until color is blended.
Transfer icing to the corner of large size zipper bag. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe.
Cut each strip of the airheads into 2 1/2 – 3 inch lengths.
Ice the top of each cupcake with green icing.
Pipe a white cloud on each side of the green and insert the airheads strip between them to make a rainbow.
- 1 box White Cake Mix
- 1 cup Water
- ⅓ cup Vegetable Oil
- 3 Eggs
- 3 oz Lime Gelatin
- 1 cup boiling Water
- ½ cup cold water
- AirHeads Extremes
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 cup softened Butter
- 4 cup Powdered Sugar
- Green Food Coloring
- Make cupcakes according to box directions
- After baking move to wire rack to cool completely.
- Poke holes in each cupcake
- Mix Jello and boiling water stir until dissolved.
- Add ½ cup cold water and pour over cupcakes.
- Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter.
- Beat in the milk mixing until fluffy.
- Transfer ¼ of the icing to the corner of medium size zipper bag, try to minimize trapped air and close. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe. Set aside.
- Add several drops of green food coloring to remaining icing and mix until color is blended.
- Transfer icing to the corner of large size zipper bag. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe.
- Cut each strip of the airheads into 2½ - 3 inch lengths.
- Ice the top of each cupcake with green icing.
- Pipe a white cloud on each side of the green and insert the airheads strip between them to make a rainbow.
Now, go make your cupcakes. Now. You won’t regret it! What’s your favorite thing about St. Patrick’s Day? We’d love to hear your comments!
Jenni
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These are super cute cupcakes! I bet they are yummy too! come share them at my weekly party if you want to. Had to come grab the recipe. Hope to make some soon. 😉
I have never made, nor had, a poke cake. These are adorable, I am pinning them! Found you on ‘Bouquet Of Talent Party’. Have a happy St. Paddys 🙂
What a creative idea for St. Patrick’s Day! I like the idea of using the Airheads for the rainbows.
Tricia
http://designandcanines.blogspot.com
Great and creative, love these cakes 🙂 thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays…
Thanks again for sharing, featuring and pinning this week at the blog hop 🙂
These are so cute! I’ve pinned them to my “Good to be Irish” board. Might just have to give these a go as they look like so much fun!
Not only do these look beautiful, but I know that they would taste delicious. Such a fun idea and my kids will love them. Thanks for sharing!
I love the little rainbow! Thank you for sharing this at DIY Showcase on VMG206. I’m featuring your post today in my 10 St. Patrick’s Day Ideas Round Up!
~ Megin of VMG206
I love the rainbow candy on top, very cute! Thanks for sharing at Sweet and Savoury Sundays, I’d love you to stop by this weekend and link up!
The rainbow poke cake is just the sweetest thing!!! What a gorgeous idea!!!! I’m off to show
my cake making sister!x
These are almost too cute to eat!
Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!
Those are beautiful! Great job on making something so festive for St. Patrick’s Day–we just do corned beef :). Thanks for linking up with the Tasty Tuesday’s Link-up. I have pinned your post to the Tasty’s Tuesday’s Pinterest Board!
Thanks for hosting the Link up!
Featuring this Friday at the party!
Thanks Mindie!! I appreciate it and can’t wait!
Thank you for linking up at Tasty Tuesdays! Your post has been pinned to my Recipes from Tasty Tuesday board. I can’t wait to see what you link up this week!
Have a terrific week!
Cathy
Thanks for having me Cathy! I appreciate the weekly linkup! Ohh, and thanks so much for pinning.
You are very creative in matching up your recipe with thematic days and celebration. Pin in already in the Pintastic Pinteresting Party board.
Congratulations! This post is (going to be) featured over at Diana Rambles today and has been pinned in the Featured at Diana Rambles board at Pinterest, Tweeted, and Recommended on G+. Please grab a featured button off my sidebar or via the link under the features. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!
Just looking at these makes me incredibly happy. They are so cute! My mother-in-law makes a similar poke cake with orange gelatin, so I *know* these would be amazing. And despite how cute as they are, I wouldn’t have any trouble eating them! 😉
Thanks for linking up at Wordy Wednesday!
Thank you Carrie! I love poke cakes. The first time I ever had one was when I was pregnant and my sister in law made one for Easter. I could have ate the entire thing!!
I absolutely love these. I just created a St Patricks Day board just to put great recipes and inspiration like this on it 🙂 Thank you for linking up to our Lovely Ladies link party, I’ve included your cupcakes in a fabulous round-up on my blog if you’d like to check it out http://bit.ly/1oi8Vbh
Happy St Patrick’s Day!