Cupcake 14 - Bailey's Irish Cream Cupcakes with Bailey's Buttercream

I'm not a huge Bailey's fan, but the cupcakes turned out well with a moist texture and nice crumb, a little light on the chocolate flavor, but the Bailey's came through to lend a subtle caramel note. 8 out of 10.

And if you want to mix and match cupcakes with frostings, the Bailey's frosting goes nicely with the Guinness Cupcake to give you an Irish Car Bomb of sorts.

To the standard chocolate cupcake, substitute 1 c Bailey's Irish Cream for the liquid and 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips.

Bailey's Buttercream
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
5 c powdered sugar, sifted
2 T Bailey's Irish Cream
Pinch of salt

In bowl of standing mixture, whip butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. In one cup increments add salt and powdered sugar, mixing well and scrapping down sides of bowl. Add Bailey's and mix well. Whip frosting on high for 3 -4 minutes until light and creamy.