Chocolate Irish Cream Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting

Rich, moist chocolate cupcakes with a sweet Irish Cream flavor topped with the most incredible, buttery Irish Cream Frosting. A decadent cupcake that's a big hit at any event! These Chocolate Irish Cream Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting are a favorite!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy chocolate recipes, easy cupcake recipes, easy homemade recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 18

Total Time 33

Servings cupcakes

Calories 258kcal

Author Nicole Cook

Ingredients

For Chocolate Irish Cream Cupcakes

1 ½ cups cake flour
½ cup cocoa powder
½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoons baking soda
2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder DIVIDED
8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup strongly brewed coffee room temperature
¼ cup Irish cream liqueur

For Irish Cream Frosting

¼ cup unsalted butter softened
3 tablespoons cream cheese softened
¼ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup Irish cream liqueur more if needed to get consistency of frosting

Instructions

For Chocolate Irish Cream Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
In a medium size bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder and salt. Whisk together until blended and set aside.
Using a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter together with an electric mixer or stand mixer about 1 minute on medium speed.
In a small bowl, blend the oil, water and 2 teaspoons of baking powder until well mixed.
Add the oil mixture and vanilla to the sugar butter mixture and beat until combined.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture on low just until fully incorporated.
In a small bowl, combine coffee and Irish Cream. Add in slowly and beat on low until all is added. Increase to medium speed for about 1 minute, scraping down the sides as needed.
Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes at 350 degrees F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow cupcakes to cool 5 minutes before removing to wire rack and cooling completely before frosting.

For Irish Cream Frosting

In a large bowl, add the butter, cream cheese, vanilla and salt and beat together until fluffy.
Add the powdered sugar about a half cup at a time and beat until everything is combined.
Slowly pour in the Irish cream and blend until smooth and desired consistency.

Notes

For frosting: Add tiny amounts of Irish Cream or Powdered Sugar if needed until Frosting is desired consistency.

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