{"id":4958,"date":"2014-03-04T17:46:48","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T17:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2014-03-04T19:30:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T19:30:10","slug":"leprechaun-hat-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4958","title":{"rendered":"Leprechaun Hat Cupcakes for Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We just got another monumental dump of snow, like a foot of it.\u00a0 How can that be?\u00a0 It&#8217;s MARCH?!\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been trying to think up of fun spring things to make and it&#8217;s so hard when I don&#8217;t remember what grass looks like.\u00a0 I think we need to move.\u00a0 Somewhere southern.\u00a0 I need a Leprechaun to grant me my wish to move.<\/p>\n<p>Leprechauns, according to Irish folklore, are a fairy type creature in the form of an old man, usually up to mischievous acts.\u00a0 According to Wikipedia, &#8220;Leprechauns spend all their time busily making shoes, and store away all their coins in a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If ever captured by a human, the Leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their release.&#8221;\u00a0 Listen Leprechaun, I need sun.\u00a0 I need heat.\u00a0 I need real Vitamin D!\u00a0\u00a0 Get me that, please!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to announce now that I have Irish in my blood, so don&#8217;t attack me with a righteous claim that I am being stereotypical, or somehow making fun of Irish traditions.\u00a0 Because I know I am.\u00a0 And I can.\u00a0 I&#8217;m one of you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Besides, do you really think that I would go chasing after a little green fairy man in order to beg for the snow to disappear?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yes, yes, I would.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HvfKL6O-MGA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Leprechaun Hat Cupcakes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><br \/>prepared cake batter<br \/>mini ice cream cones<br \/>black, green and yellow melting chocolate\/candy<br \/>yellow sprinkles<br \/>Oreos<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Procedure<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Preheat oven to 350F. Place 2-3 teaspoons of cake batter into mini cones and arrange cones in an aluminum foil topped cake pan. Cut a small &#8220;+&#8221; into the foil for the cone to sit. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool completely.<\/p>\n<p>While cupcakes are baking, melt yellow chocolate and place into a piping bag. Squeeze a small amount out at a time in a small square shape for the buckle on the hat. While chocolate is still wet, sprinkle yellow sprinkles on top.<\/p>\n<p>Melt green chocolate in a heat proof bowl.\u00a0 Coat Oreos in green chocolate and set on parchment paper to harden.\u00a0 Dip the bottom of each cone into the green chocolate and turn cone upside down to harden on parchment paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Melt black chocolate in a heat proof bowl.\u00a0 When green chocolate on Oreo&#8217;s and cones has hardened, dip the naked portion of the cone into the black chocolate, right up to the line made from the green chocolate. Let a little bit drip off, and then place directly on top of Oreo. While black chocolate is still soft, attach the yellow buckle. Allow to harden completely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_2122blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4987\" title=\"Leprechaun Hat Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_2122blog.jpg\" alt=\"Leprechaun Hat Cupcakes\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_2122blog.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_2122blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I got the mini cones at WalMart.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t had any luck finding them anywhere else, but maybe you will!<\/p>\n<p>For making cake pops etc, I use Merckens wafers, and I get those at Bulk Barn.\u00a0 You can also use Wilton ones, or any other brand.\u00a0 I use Merckens because it is available in bulk in my small town.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t find black wafers, use brown.\u00a0 It looks pretty much the same.\u00a0 I did my practice cupcakes using brown, and they turned out just fine. <\/p>\n<p>To melt the wafers, I use 60 second intervals in my microwave at 50% power.\u00a0 Stir after each minute, and when they start to liquify, decrease the time to 30 seconds.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t want to burn the chocolate!<\/p>\n<p>When you set out to make these cupcakes, you want to have everything organized ahead of time.\u00a0 There is a lot of waiting for chocolate to harden in this project and it&#8217;s easier if you have things ready in an assembly line.\u00a0\u00a0 Bake the cupcakes first, make the buckles for the hat, cover the Oreos next, and when the cupcakes are cool you can start working with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And go away snow.<\/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 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