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Bailey’s Irish Cream Cupcakes

March 9, 2022 By Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acorns 14 Comments

Baileys Irish Cream chocolate cupcakes make the perfect dessert for St. Patrick’s Day! You will love the delicious combination of dark chocolate cupcakes and Bailey’s buttercream frosting. 

baileys Irish cream chocolate cupcakes

Good morning!  St. Patricks Day is just around the corner and Pinterest is ripe with recipes for drinks, desserts, breads and of course corned beef. I personally think every holiday, gathering or celebration needs dessert; if it is chocolate that is even better. Since it’s St.Patrick’s Day, why not add a little Bailey’s Irish cream or some Guinness stout and you have a not only dessert but a “drink” to celebration the occassion as well.

May you always have walls for the winds, A roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, Laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, And all your heart might desire.

This past weekend I made Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey’s Irish Cream Frosting and they were scrumptious. They are easy to make and are easy to customize, if you do not like stout, make plain chocolate cupcakes or vanilla or whatever flavor that you like. I have included the recipe for my all time favorite chocolate cupcakes Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate cupcakes just in case you feel like a plain chocolate cupcake will pair better with the Bailey’s Irish cream frosting. If you do not want to make green frosting, skip it, the cupcakes are just as delicious.

Baileys Irish cream cupcakes with buttercream frosting

How to Make Bailey’s Irish Cream Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 350.

Prepare your cake or cupcake pans

Gather your ingredients

Mix ingredients according to directions

Pour into pans, bake, frost and enjoy!

Baileys Irish cream chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles

Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Bailey’s Irish Cream Frosting

Guinness Cupcakes

Recipe from Food Network

1 cup of Guinness Stout

1 cup unsalted butter

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

2/3 cup sour cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 cupcake cups with liners. Bring 1 cup stout and 1 cup butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.

Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in large bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend. Add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined. Divide batter among cupcake liners, filling them 2/3 of the way. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes on a rack completely.

Baileys Irish cream chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles and green frosting

Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup Hershey’s Cocoa

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup boiling water

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. For CAKE: Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. For CUPCAKES:line cupcake pan with baking liners and set aside.

Stir together sugar, flour, HERSHEY’S Cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). For CAKE: Pour batter into prepared cake pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. For Cupcakes: Fill liners 2/3 full with batter and bake 22-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

Baileys Irish cream chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles and green frosting

Bailey’s Irish Cream Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened

4 cups powdered sugar

3 tbsp Bailey’s Irish Cream

Food Coloring Optional

Green Sugar Sprinkles

Directions

Place room temperature, softened butter into the bowl of mixer. Cream the butter for three minutes until it is light and fluffy. Then, slowly add the powdered sugar, do not add it all at once or it will fly all over the room. Add the Bailey’s Irish cream then mix on medium high for another 3 minutes. Add food coloring if desired and mix by hand until you have the desired color you want. You can pipe the frosting or simple spread it on the cupcakes. Then enjoy.

Baileys Irish cream cupcakes with buttercream frosting

These cupcakes are delicious if I do say so myself, they are moist, chocolaty and the Bailey’s Irish Cream frosting puts them over the top. I love this frosting, I think I ate most of the bowl before I even frosted the cupcakes, which also explains why my clothes felt a bit snug this morning.

You can also make this recipe into a 2 layer round cake or a 9 x 13″ cake. Whichever you make I am sure that you and your family will enjoy it.

If you like these cupcakes than you might like these as well!

Hershey's perfectly chocolate cupcakes

Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake and Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Frosting

Or these!

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  1. Castles Crowns and Cottages says

    February 29, 2012 at 12:05 pm

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  2. Acquired Objects says

    February 29, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    I'm smiling, you do need a support group but if you love something you love it. Those cupcakes sound yummy and will save it for St. patirck's Day. I missed your post yesterday so thank goodness I'm here today, thank you for tagging me…how fun!

    Enjoy your day!
    XX
    Debra~

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  3. YONKS says

    February 29, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    Hi Hunny!
    So I have to wait until September for Downton, that's a whole summer away. It's even worse for you, 2013! I bet the Shirley/Maggie clash of the Titans will be great viewing.

    The 2nd March is my blogs 1st anniversary, I am going to keep my tag questions until then.
    Again, thank you my dear friend.
    Much Love
    Di
    xoxoxo

    Reply
  4. Castles Crowns and Cottages says

    March 1, 2012 at 12:28 am

    OHHHH NOW I SEE IT!!! Oh dearest, we have to wait until 2013????? We are so loving the first two seasons! And I don't know why I had such a strange time seeing your text this morning…but SHIRLEY MACLAINE is going to be in season 3????

    TONIGHT WE ARE going to start up where we left off last night with Bate's wife being murdered!!!!!!

    HAVE A GREAT EVENING ! Anita

    Reply
  5. Chris says

    March 1, 2012 at 3:56 am

    Hi Elizabeth! I loved your post yesterday. I think you and I are twins separated at birth! Such similarities! I used to travel to New Hampshire at least twice a year buying antiques. I had a store for many years and New Hampshire was good to me!
    I am going to post some new paintings on my website in a couple of minutes but I am dying to say that I, also, love Downton Abbey having discovered it just this season. I bought last season just the other day and I am going to watch it over the next few days while my husband is doing something else…I, too, can't wait for Shirley…She's a spitfire, a pip, for certain!
    Big hus, Chris

    Reply
  6. Chatty Chics says

    March 2, 2012 at 12:22 am

    Oh my goodness. These sound divine! Never had anything like this before! Please make some and send them on over to my house! 🙂
    Melody
    ChattyChics.com

    Reply
  7. Honey at 2805 says

    March 3, 2012 at 1:53 am

    These sound fabulous, and perfect for St Pats Day! Thank you for sharing at Potpourri Friday at 2805!

    Reply
  8. The Charm of Home says

    March 8, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    I made fudge and a cake with Bailey's a year or two ago! Yum! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
    Sherry

    Reply
  9. Linda Johnston says

    March 9, 2022 at 11:12 am

    love that you put the cupcakes in teacups.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      March 9, 2022 at 9:03 pm

      Thank you Linda

      Reply
  10. William Kendall says

    March 9, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    Those look good!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      March 9, 2022 at 9:03 pm

      Thank you William

      Reply
  11. Joanne says

    March 11, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    Oh I bet these taste amazing!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      March 11, 2022 at 8:45 pm

      They are scrumptious.

      Reply

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