Baileys Irish Cupcakes Food

BAILEY'S IRISH CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 18 muffin cups with liners.
• In bowl, mix cocoa and hot water until dissolved; reserve.
• Melt 6 T butter; reserve.
• In bowl, mix flour with next five ingredients.
• Whisk in buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and cocoa mixture.
• Stir in chips.
• Divide among liners.
• Bake 18-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Transfer from pan to racks; cool.
• On medium-high speed, beat remaining butter until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until blended.
• Add liqueur; beat until light and fluffy, 2 minutes.
• Beat in 1/8 t food coloring until blended.
• If desired, fit large star tip into pastry bag.
• Using paintbrush starting at tip of bag, paint 2-3 lines of food coloring along inside, ending 1 inch from edge.
• Place bag in glass; fill with frosting.
• Pipe, or with spoon, spread frosting over cupcakes.
• If desired, decorate with shamrocks.

BAILEY'S IRISH CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until the butter is light and smooth, 2 to 3 minutes; beat in sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, at least 5 more minutes.
• Beat in egg yolks one at a time, mixing until each yolk is just combined before adding the next; mix in sour cream and vanilla and almond extracts.
• Sift flour in a separate bowl with baking powder and salt.
• Stir flour mixture into the liquid ingredients in thirds, alternating with Irish cream liqueur, until the batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into the lined muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cupcakes are golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

GUINNESS CUPCAKES WITH BAILEY'S FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease 24-30 cupcake cups, or fill with paper liners.
• In a saucepan, heat the butter, Guinness, cocoa and brown sugar, whisking often, until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Into the work bowl of a stand mixer (or into a large mixing bowl), sift together salt, flour, white sugar and baking soda. Add the cooled Guinness mixture and beat on medium for 1 minute. Add eggs and sour cream and beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Divide the batter evenly amongst the cupcake cups. Bake in preheated oven 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 20 minutes, then remove and transfer to a cooling rack until completely cooled.
• Meanwhile, in (cleaned) work bowl of stand mixer, cream butter until very light and fluffy. Add salt, and slowly add confectioners sugar. Do not run the mixer above low, or the sugar will spray all over your kitchen. Add a couple of spoonsful at a time until it has all been absorbed into the butter. Add Bailey's and milk until spreadable consistency is achieved.
• Frost cupcakes with Bailey's frosting. Sprinkle with green jimmies.