As you may know, St Patrick’s Day is coming up on Monday. As a fan of Ireland and almost everything Irish (I’m sorry, Father Ted. I have tried, but I just do not like your show), I thought I would help you out with your preparations this week. I have gathered together some Oirish things that have caught my eye and today, the focus is food. You’re welcome.
First up, the incredible Leprechaun Trap Cake from Megan, who blogs a lot of very cool stuff (not just Oirish cakes) at Not Martha.
![First up, attract your leprechaun with the lure of gold. [image from Not Martha]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/leprechauncake.jpg?w=630)
1. Attract your leprechaun with the lure of gold (and help him out with a pretzel ladder).
[image from Not Martha]
![2. Hide a pretzel trap under the gold, so the wee fella falls through. [image from Not Martha]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/leprechauntrap.jpg?w=630)
2. Hide a pretzel trap under the gold, so the wee fella falls through.
[image from Not Martha]
![3. Enjoy the magical rainbow cake, with or without your leprechaun. [image from Not Martha]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/leprechauninside.jpg?w=630)
3. Enjoy the magical rainbow cake, with or without your leprechaun.
[image from Not Martha]
Next, St Patrick’s Day Pancakes from the
FashionPlaytes blog. Whilst they are not so quirky, they are very easy to make and I have never seen a batch quite so green…
And of course I had to look on etsy, just in case. I found these disturbingly named
Irish Car Bomb Cake Pops from the shop
Bella Roca Cakes. I then discovered that (maybe you already knew this?) the
Irish Car Bomb is a drink that was invented in an American bar – by dropping a shot of Baileys + Jameson whiskey into Guinness. And I just gave an involuntary shiver as I wrote that. According to Wikipedia, you have to drink it quickly so it doesn’t curdle. Or you could just get these cake pops instead – they don’t curdle and they include chocolate.
Last, but not least, in case you want to keep your o’snacking healthy – here’s a “pot of gold” for you. But I’ve got to say, I’m more likely to be your friend if you make the leprechaun trap cake than this vegetable combo (although I do like carrots and they are good for your eyes, apparently).
![The serving suggestion is to place the "pot o' gold" at the end of a "rainbow" of vegetables, with a "cloud" of ranch dressing. [image from Spoonful]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/potogold.jpg?w=630)
The serving suggestion is to place the “pot o’ gold” at the end of a “rainbow” of vegetables, with a “cloud” of ranch dressing. To be sure, to be sure.
[image from Spoonful]
Bon appétit! Or, as they say in Ireland, bon appétit!
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Tags: cake pops, cakes, etsy, green food, green pancakes, Ireland, Irish, leprechaun, leprechaun cake, rainbow, St Patrick's Day
![Yikes. [image from Fashion Playtes]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/greenpancakes.jpg?w=630&h=421)
![Much nicer than the real thing. [image from Bella Roca Cakes]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/irishcakepops.jpg?w=630)
That leprechaun trap cake gets my vote, Sparks. BRILLIANT!
It’s so great, isn’t it, TSL? Love the detail! 🙂