Chocolate Cupcakes With Bailey's Creme Frosting

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 2/3 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (optional)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup irish cream liqueur (such as baileys®)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 drops green food coloring (optional)
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• whisk together 2 1/2 cups flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl until thoroughly mixed.
• beat in white sugar, 2/3 cup butter, water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and eggs to make a smooth batter.
• place chocolate chips into a bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons flour until the chips are coated; fold chocolate chips into the batter.
• divide batter between the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 2/3 full.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.