{"id":3734,"date":"2013-03-03T00:12:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=3734"},"modified":"2013-03-03T00:12:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:12:53","slug":"leprechaun-cupcakes-for-saint-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3734","title":{"rendered":"Leprechaun Cupcakes for Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, the luck of the Irish is coming our way!\u00a0 I have a miniscule amount of Irish blood in my white body . . . my Mom&#8217;s, Father&#8217;s Father&#8217;s . . . Father?.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t quite remember the lineage, but I know it&#8217;s in there somewhere!\u00a0 Along with English and Scottish too . . . as every other white person does \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>We all can use a bit of luck in our lives, so rather than chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, I&#8217;ve decided that looking for a Leprechaun may be more futile.\u00a0 Bahahaha!\u00a0 My Kindergarten kids like looking for Leprechauns, so I&#8217;ll let them do it for me. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZzIu2DgvDs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Making these Leprechaun cupcakes may look complicated to start, but they&#8217;re actually quite easy.\u00a0 You will need a lot of buttercream . . . in a few different colours, but once you&#8217;ve got everything ready in the bags, it&#8217;s smooth sailing from then on.\u00a0\u00a0 You can set up an assembly line of cupcakes, and pipe each different step one at a time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_0935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3735 aligncenter\" title=\"Leprechaun Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_0935.jpg\" alt=\"Leprechaun Cupcakes\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_0935.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_0935-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used my Guinness Chocolate cupcakes and Bailey&#8217;s buttercream for the bases of these cupcakes.\u00a0 You can find the recipe for both of them here <a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3688\" target=\"_blank\">Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Bailey&#8217;s Buttercream<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>You will need orange, green, black, and yellow buttercream&#8217;s for decorating.\u00a0 On the cupcakes above, I am using Bailey&#8217;s buttercream for the base of the face, and I think it works out perfectly for skin tone (pale Leprechaun!).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tips needed:<\/p>\n<p>Skin- small open round tip (e.g. Wilton 2-3)<\/p>\n<p>Orange- small star tip tip (e.g. Wilton 16-18)<\/p>\n<p>Green- small open round tip (e.g. Wilton 10-12)<\/p>\n<p>Black-\u00a0 small open round tip (e.g. Wilton 3-5)<\/p>\n<p>Yellow- small open round tip (e.g. Wilton 2-3)<\/p>\n<p>To make the face, the first thing that you will need to do is to create a flat surface with the skin toned buttercream.\u00a0 When I made these, the next thing that I did was pipe the hat, using the green, black and yellow buttercreams.\u00a0 You could do it in any order though.\u00a0 Next, I used the orange for the Leprechaun&#8217;s beard and eyebrows.\u00a0 Then I did the mouth and eyes . . . finally, finished off with the nose.<\/p>\n<p>Each one of these looks so different, and I think that gives them personality!\u00a0 They will be perfect to bring to any St Patrick&#8217;s Day celebration, or just to make to bring some LUCK!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3734\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3734\" data-text=\"Leprechaun Cupcakes for Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3734\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D3734&amp;linkname=Leprechaun%20Cupcakes%20for%20Saint%20Patrick%E2%80%99s%20Day\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, the luck of the Irish is coming our way!\u00a0 I have a miniscule amount of Irish blood in my white body . . . my Mom&#8217;s, Father&#8217;s Father&#8217;s . . . 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