From the bright, happy greens to the shimmering pots of gold, St. Patrick’s Day’s imagery provides some fantastic opportunities for incredible-looking cupcakes. How does someone not smile while biting into a cupcake that’s topped with a colorful rainbow?! And don’t worry; green-colored desserts don’t mean that everything is going to taste like mint (unless we want it to). Green food coloring will come in handy here — we’ll just need lots of it! St. Patrick’s Day–inspired cupcakes truly do run the festive gamut. They can be showstopping and complex, or they can be cute and simple! Either way, they’re making us feel pretty lucky … For some seriously sweet St. Patrick’s Day dessert inspiration, we gathered up some adorable St. Patrick’s Day cupcake ideas and recipes. misslyss746/Instagram More from CafeMom: Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes With Irish Cream Frosting Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day More from CafeMom: 9 Irish Toasts to Raise a Glass to This St. Patrick’s Day More from CafeMom: 25 of the Most Beautiful Irish Tattoos We’ve Ever Seen
