GRASSHOPPER FUDGE CAKE

 1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist® white cake mix Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
2 tsp mint extract
12 drops green food color
2 jars (16 oz each) hot fudge topping
1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
5 drops yellow food color
Thin rectangular crème de menthe chocolate candies, unwrapped and cut into pieces, if desired.

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.

 2 Make cake batter as directed on box, adding 1 1/2 teaspoons of the mint extract with the water. Reserve 1 cup batter. Stir 3 drops of the green food color into reserved batter; set aside. Pour remaining batter into pan.

 3 Drop green batter by generous tablespoonfuls randomly in 12 to 14 mounds onto batter in pan. Cut through batters with metal spatula or knife in S-shaped curves in one continuous motion. Turn pan one-fourth turn; repeat cutting for swirled design.

 4 Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

 5 Carefully spread fudge topping evenly over cake. In medium bowl, stir whipped topping, remaining 1/2 teaspoon mint extract, remaining 9 drops green food color and the yellow food color until blended. Spread whipped topping mixture evenly over fudge. Garnish with candy pieces. Store covered in refrigerator.

HOW TO MAKE GREEN BEER FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY

St. Patrick's Day is a popular holiday in the United States since many Americans have ancestors who migrated to the United States from Ireland. If you're having a St. Patrick's Day party with alcohol, you have to serve green beer. There are some easy ways to turn beer the lovely green color we associate with St. Patrick's Day.

Light colored beer
Beer glass
Green food coloring

1 Choose a light colored Irish beer such as Irish Red Ale, Harp or an Irish Amber. While Guinness or Murphy's are popular Irish beers, they're too dark to truly turn green. (I used Coors Light) :))

2 Add 2 drops of green food coloring into the bottom of a chilled glass.

3 Pour the beer into the glass.

4 Observe the green color-especially in the head (the foamy portion at the top of the glass). Add another drop or two of food coloring, if needed. If you add the food coloring after pouring the beer into the glass, it will still work, but you will have to stir the beer.