Shamrock Cupcakes

~~***DON'T HAVE A CLOVER PAN--DON"T NEED A CLOVER PAN***~~

Place paper liners in 32 standard muffin cups, then fill each halfway with the batter.

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.

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.
Allow the cupcakes to cool, then remove them from the tin.

Cover each with green frosting (our ratio was 1 teaspoon of green food coloring to one 16-ounce can of white frosting).
Use a toothpick to draw leaf veins, and insert a 2-inch-long piece of green licorice for a stem.

Resource~familyfun.go.com

 NOTE here is a Great idea:

use clear marbles instead of aluminum foil  can drop them fast into ice water and create a lovely pendant while you are at it.