Lucky Green Velvet Cupcakes
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Ingredients
- 1 Box yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs
- ½ Cup water
- ½ Cup vegetable oil
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix
- ½ Cup plain yogurt or sour cream I used light sour cream
- 5-8 drops Green decorating paste food coloring will work, just won’t be as bright green I used quite a bit of the regular food coloring to get that nice green color
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese at room temperature
- ¼ C butter 1/2 stick at room temperature
- 4 C sifted powdered sugar You can decrease this amount if you don’t care about it being as stiff for piping
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, add cake mix, eggs, water, oil, pudding, and yogurt. Beat on medium for 1 1/2 minutes. Slowly beat in 5-8 drops of green decorating paste until you get desired color of green.
- Scoop batter into paper lined cupcake tins. (I used my Demarle muffin tray so no need for liners, but I did place the cupcakes in liners after baking for the picture) Bake for 15-18 minutes or until cooked through. Let cool completely.
- Frost cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and add sprinkles if desired.
- For the frosting - mix cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Mix in vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar, one cup at a time.