Chocolate Cupcakes with Bailey's Creme Frosting recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 ⅔ cups white sugar
⅔ cup butter, softened
1 ¼ cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
¼ cup Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 drops green food coloring
3 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Nutrition Info

367 calories
carbohydrate: 51.4 g
cholesterol: 49.4 mg
fat: 17.9 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 3.1 g
saturatedFat: 10.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 267.2 mg
sugar: 38.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

  3. Whisk together 2 1/2 cups flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl until thoroughly mixed.

  4. Beat in white sugar, 2/3 cup butter, water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and eggs to make a smooth batter.

  5. Place chocolate chips into a bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons flour until the chips are coated, fold chocolate chips into the batter.

  6. Divide batter between the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 2/3 full.

  7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.

  8. While cupcakes are cooling, beat 1 cup butter, Irish cream liqueur, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and green food coloring with an electric mixer in a large bowl until mixture is smooth, thick, and evenly colored.

  9. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting is desired consistency. Beat in more confectioners' sugar to make a stiffer frosting.

  10. Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen cupcakes

Recipe Note

Perfect for that St. Patrick's Day party or if you want something chocolatey and delicious!

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