St Patricks Day Cupcakes

These cupcakes are for St Patrick's Day. I suggest that you use a basic cupcake recipe with these variations:
1. Add grated lime and lime juice to the recipe instead of milk
2. Add green colouring to the mixture
3. Add green cherries to the mixture
4. Add angelica to the top decoration
5. Use green, white or orange cupcake cases
6. Use green sprinkles specially made for the day
I just decorated these with white icing. I made some shamrocks by using a small heart shaped cutter. I rolled out some green icing from a block of ready made icing and cut out the hearts. I arranged them to make the shamrock and cut a small bit for the stalk. I just added a few sparkle
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St Patrick's Day is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (386-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17. I have been to both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They are both beautiful places, full of friendly people, fantastic scenery and superb food.