3cupsLucky Charms - cereal separated from marshmallows
2cupsMilk *only 3/4 of the milk to be used in the batter
1 ¼cupsAll-Purpose Flour
1 ¼teaspoonsBaking Powder
1TablespoonCornstarch
¼teaspoonsSalt
½cupButter - softened
2TablespoonsVegetable Oil
¾cupWhite Sugar
2Eggs - room temperature
2teaspoonsVanilla Extract
Frosting Ingredients:
½cupButter - softened
3-4cupsPowdered Icing Sugar
2TablespoonsCereal Milk*
1teaspoonVanilla Extract
Rainbow Sprinkles - as desired
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300F.
Spread the Lucky Charms cereal (no marshmallows) onto a lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, stirring halfway. Allow cereal to cool.
Place the cooled cereal and milk in a large bowl and allow to soak for 15 minutes.
Drain and save the milk and discard the cereal.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Line one and a half muffin trays with cupcake liners and set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cornstarch and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, oil and sugar for 2 minutes until light-colored.
Beat in the eggs, vanilla extract and 3/4 cup of the reserved cereal milk.
Beat in the dry ingredients until just incorporated.
Scoop the cupcake batter into the prepared liners using a 1/3 cup measuring cup and bake for 24-28 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow the cupcake to cool completely before frosting.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, 3 cups of the powdered sugar, 2 Tablespoons of the cereal milk and the vanilla extract. Beat for 2 minutes before adjusting the texture with additional powdered sugar, if needed.
Scoop the frosting into a piping bag fit with a large star tip.
Notes
This Recipe Can be Doubled: If you are hosting a St. Patty's Day party or making it for your kids to bring to school, this recipe can easily be doubled by increased the ingredients proportionally.
Switch up the Cereal: Instead of St Patricks cupcakes, you could totally switch the type of cereal you use to make the cereal milk, you could do so many flavors such as Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, or even Corn Flakes.
Icing: Instead of typical buttercream frosting, try an adult version by adding alcohol such as irish whiskey like baileys irish cream.
Chocolate: Make a chocolate cupcake by adding cocoa powder to the bake batter and frost with a cream cheese frosting.