It doesn't take the luck of the Irish to make these St.
Patty's Day treats look so sweet -- just a clever baking technique.



RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Cupcake batter
Cupcake tins and liners
Aluminum foil
White frosting
Green food coloring
Toothpick
Green licorice (we used Twizzlers Rainbow Twists sold in a pack with
other colors)

1. Place paper
liners in 32 standard muffin cups, then fill each halfway with the batter.
2. For each
cupcake, roll three balls of foil (ours were 2/3 inch in diameter) and insert
them evenly around the perimeter between the liner and the tin, as shown.
3. Bake the cupcakes for a few minutes
less than the package suggests (because there's less batter per cup than usual),
or until a toothpick comes out clean.
4. Allow the cupcakes to cool, then remove them from the tin.
5. Cover each with green frosting (our
ratio was 1 teaspoon of green food coloring to one 16-ounce can of white
frosting).
6. Use a toothpick to draw
leaf veins, and insert a 2-inch-long piece of green licorice for a stem.