Chocolate and Baileys Brown Sugar Cupcakes with Baileys Buttercream – Cupcake Heaven!
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Ingredients –
For the cupcakes –
40g/ 1 1/2oz/ 3 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
135g/ 4 3/4oz/ 1 cup soft brown sugar
4tbsp Baileys
1 egg
120g/ 4 1/4oz/ 1 cup plain flour
30g/ 1oz/ 1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
60ml/ 2fl oz/ 1/4 cup whole milk
For the icing –
50g/ 1 3/4oz/ 4tbsp unsalted butter
200g/ 7oz/ 1 1/2 cups icing/ powdered sugar
3 tbsp Baileys
makes approx 6 cupcakes
To make the cupcakes –
– Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 350°F/ gas mark 4.
– Line a cupcake or muffin tin with cupcakes cases.
– Whisk together the butte, sugar and baileys until smooth and creamy.
– Whisk in the egg.
– Fold in the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
– Gently whisk in the milk.
– Spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases, filling each case about 3/4 full.
– Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cakes are risen and springy.
– Cool the cakes on a wire rack before icing.
To make the frosting –
– Whisk together the butter, sugar and baileys until smooth and creamy
– Spoon the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe a generous amount of frosting onto each cake.
Chocolate and bailey’s is such a great combination!
Baileys Cupcakes sounds and looks great!
Yum, chocolate and bailey’s! Yes, Please!
Yummy, Rosie! What beautiful cupcakes…
These cupcakes look absolutely perfect! I wish I had one right now!
Thats yummy cupcake with beautiful frosting 🙂
What a wonderful combination, love Bailey’s with chocolate!
These cupcakes look wonderful and sound so so yummy!
Absolutely perfect for St. Patty’s.
these are such a delicious way to celebrate st patty’s! they look gorgeous!
These cupcakes look like a delicious st. paddy’s day treat! I’ve never had bailey’s buttercream and it sounds wooooonderful!!
These look so good! And your photography is just beautiful!
You are killing me with these donuts, they look absolutely amazing! And I am truly jealous of your mad photography skills 🙂
I have nominated you for a Liebster Award!!! All of the information can be found at http://cookingwithcurls.com/2013/03/14/liebster-award-what-now/
Congratulations and Awesome job – Lisa
Made these tonight. Swapped the Bailys out with Rumchata, and they came out delicious! I could eat them all in one sitting! Thank you once again Rosie!