Pistachio Pudding Cupcakes

It's your lucky day! Go all out green - and yummy - with these leprechaun approved cupcakes!



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Step 1 - Gather Ingredients

1 box white or yellow cake mix
1 pkg. Pistachio instant pudding
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup chopped pistachios (optional)
green food coloring

Icing:
1 1/3 cups milk
1 pkg. Pistachio instant pudding
1 envelope DreamWhip
green food coloring

Step 2 - The Cake Mix

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients (non-icing) and beat for two minutes.

Add food coloring gel until desired color. (The green will pale upon baking.)

Step 3 - Bake and Make Icing

Pour into two 12-count cupcake tins. Bake for 20 minutes and allow to cool before applying icing.

For the icing , combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl (including food coloring). Beat with mixer - slowly at first and then up to high until you begin to see soft peaks.

Step 4 - Final

Decorate cooled cupcakes with frosting. Keep unused frosting in refrigerator. This recipe is good for any kind of pudding flavor - mix it up for different holidays!