Baileys chocolate cupcakes Recipes

With St Patrick’s Day on its way I couldn’t not share a Baileys irish cream recipe, right?! These Baileys Chocolate Cupcakes are super yummy. The chocolate cupcake is flavoured with baileys and then you get a big swirl of baileys buttercream on top. Drizzled chocolate ganache and some gold confetti sprinkles finish everything off.

They look sooooo good, and they taste even better. I love Baileys! The only time I buy it though is for Christmas and for St Patrick’s celebrations. It’s a flavour that I associate with those times and wouldn’t want to change that by using it more often. If you love Baileys like I do you will really want to try my Whipped Baileys and Chocolate Truffles.

INGREDIENTS
For the cupcakes

• 40 g  cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp boiling water
• 3 tbsp Baileys irish cream
• 175 g butter
• 165 g caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 115 g self raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder

for the buttercream

• 200 g butter
• 400 g icing sugar
• 3 tbsp Baileys irish cream

for the ganache

• 50 g dark chocolate
• 50 ml double cream

to decorate

• gold sprinkles optional
• baileys chocolate cupcakes

INSTRUCTIONS

1. to make the cupcakes
2. Preheat the oven to 180c/160c fan oven and add 12 cupcake cases to your cupcake pan.
3. In a small bowl add the cocoa powder, boiling water and Baileys and mix into a paste.
4. In a large mixing bowl, beat together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and chocolate/baileys paste. Sift in the flour and baking powder and fold the mixture until just combined.
5. Divide the batter between the 12 cake cases and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Check they are cooked by inserting a cocktail stick in the centre. If it comes out clean they are done. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely.
6. ………………………………..

For full instructions please see : makesbakesanddecor.com