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Friday 13 March 2009

Luck O The Irish!


May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.



In the wonderful lush green land of the Emerald Isle where leprechauns, fairies, shamrocks, shalaly sticks and the Blarney Stone exist, come two other great products from Ireland being Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur and Guinness.






Being St Patrick’s Day this coming Tuesday, I have been busy creating cupcakes for this occasion to share with you! Everything is baked from scratch, which hopefully you have come to expect from Baking Cakes Galore. I felt this year the need to incorporate both Guinness, and Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur in my celebration bake. Being a chocoholic also *I’m sure you know which route I’m going down here*, I acquaint you with Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with a lush Bailey’s Frosting.


Now don’t be alarmed by the mixture prior to baking being very loose and liquidly, it is supposed to be like this, and makes for a very light sponge cupcake(s) to sink your teeth into. The icing is a Bailey’s cream cheese affair and depending on personal taste as to how much Bailey’s is added.



Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey’s Frosting

Makes 12 normal sized cupcakes

Ingredients
150g (5 oz) plain flour
50g (2 oz) cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
150g (5 oz) caster sugar
50g (2 oz) light brown sugar
100g (4 oz) butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten
50ml (2fl oz) sour cream
150ml (5 fl oz) Guinness
For The Bailey’s Frosting
100g (4 oz) butter, softened
225g (8 oz) Philadelphia cream cheese
225g (8 oz) icing sugar
2 – 4 tbsp Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur
Decorations (optional)
Edible green glitter
Green sugar shamrocks

You will need a 12 small holed muffin tin lined with 12 paper cases.

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.

Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder baking powder into a bowl and leave aside for later. Beat the butter with both white and brown sugar until light and fluffy in colour and texture. Add a little of the beaten egg at a time and beat in well with each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract until combined fully into the mixture. Add the sour cream and beat well in until incorporated then add the Guinness a little at a time beating well in with each addition. Fold through the flour mixture gently with a large spatula or metal spoon until fully incorporated. Divide the mixture (which will be loose and liquidly) equally between the prepared cupcake paper cases. *I used a metal scoop to divide the mixture*.

Place the filled muffin tray into the prepared oven and bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Take out of the oven and leave to cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to completely cool.

For The Bailey’s Frosting: In a bowl beat the butter and cream cheese together until fluffy and smooth then add the icing sugar beating this in until smooth. Add a little at a time the Bailey’s Liqueur until you have the required strength of booziness to suit your taste. *Note: if too much Liqueur is added the frosting may become too loose to pipe.*

Fill a piping bag and pipe the top of each cupcake with the frosting, or spread the frosting on each cupcake with a spatula. Sprinkle over the edible glitter and green sugar shamrocks, (optional).

Lastly, sit back, relax, and sink your teeth into this wonderful delight you have baked from scratch!






Wishing you all a lovely weekend – I am planning on a little light shopping tomorrow with Mr R. Sunday if you take a peek, I will be found in my kitchen cooking and baking! I have “The Cake Slice Bakers”, bake to create ready for our annual posting day.


41 comments:

Sweet Treats by Dani said...

what an inspiring combination!!! perfect for st paddy's day :)

Anonymous said...

Oh, Rosie...I think you've outdone yourself!! These cupcakes look fantastic!! I love Bailey's Irish Cream, but have never used it for baking. What a wonderful idea though. These sound heavenly. :)

Finla said...

Wow rosie they just look so YUMMY YUMMY delicious.
Wish i had atleast one with my cup of coffee, i have never baked with guiness, i do love to drink them once a while especially in december.

Finla said...

Oh i love your pot too.

Unknown said...

cake looks so pretty...love the decoration...

Anonymous said...

Oh! You won me over with the Baileys. Love it no matter what it's in!

Maria said...

I love those cupcakes! Happy St. Patty's day to you!

La Bella Cooks said...

You have such adorable photos. What cute little cupcakes. I know my little ones would love to be your taste testers ;)

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Great Irish-oriented cupcakes! I bet they taste heavenly!

Cheers,

Rosa

Donna said...

I'll bet there's Nothing you Can't bake!!! This looks Fantastic!! Happy Red Nose Day!!hughugs

Anitha said...

Hey Rosie,
You new blog is so sweet with cupcakes all over the background as well as in recipes :-)

They look yummy.....

Anitha

Ivy said...

Happy St. Patty's Day.What a lovely idea for this day.

Nic said...

Those sprinkles are perfect for these delicious cupcakes, I love anything with Baileys in!!

Anonymous said...

Oh goodness my two favorite things in one recipe, beer and cake! It doesn't get any better than that.

I love those containers too, how cute.

Rhyleysgranny said...

Wow Rosie. What a great saint pat's celebration. I am drooling

A_and_N said...

They are adorable :)

How To Eat A Cupcake said...

My boyfriend has recently become obsessed with Guinness... I see these in my future... :D

Ashwini said...

What a yummy cup cake..Perfect combination. love the pot holding the cup cake..Wish I had one cup cake..

J.L. Danger said...

I LOVE St. Patty's day! My family is Irish, so it is a legitimate holiday for us! Such fun and cooking!

Ingrid_3Bs said...

Can you send some to New York? Those look perfect for St Paddy's day & my Dad's birthday!

Enjoy your weekend!
~ingrid

Elyse said...

Oh, Rosie, these cupcakes look delicious! And what fabulous flavor combinations. Perfect way to celebrate an Irish holiday. I can't wait to try these out!!

Mary said...

Wow now don't these look cute !

Lore said...

Ooo, Guiness and Bailey's in a cupcake? Rosie you rock!
Those kitties are so cute too.

Maria♥ said...

Rosie, these are perfect for St Paddy's Day! They look so delish and that Bailey's Frosting is making me drool!!

Maria
x

grace said...

not only are these perfect for st patty's day, i'd crave them any day! fabulous creation, rosie, and happy early st patty's day. :)

grace said...

perfect for st patty's day, perfect for any day. bravo, rosie, and happy early st patty's day to you!

Sara said...

These look delicious! I may make them to go with my corned beef and cabbage :)

Faery said...

My goodness they look sooo delicious I want them all for me fairies love these cakes :)

Trekkie said...

Oh lordy lordy, they look nice!!!!

Anonymous said...

Drooling drooling..Rosie..so this is frist time in your new blog..forgot to update..sorry dear..

Bunny said...

This cuppie is perfect for St Patties Day!

Peter M said...

Only the Irish could off a cupcake with Bailey's and Guinness with panache...what a treat!

Shobana senthilkumar said...

Wow u have got a gr8 blog...-

Maggie said...

Lovely little cupcakes - the sprinkles are a great idea Rosie.

The Blonde Duck said...

I love these! They're so cute with the little green shamrocks!

The Caked Crusader said...

Great cupcakes ROsie!
I have to ask - where did you get your pastry chef teddy from? I know someone who would love one i.e. me!

Snooky doodle said...

Oh I always wanted to try guinnes cake. I ll save this recipe. they look delicious ;)

♥Rosie♥ said...

It really is such a pleasure to read all of your kind comments and thank you my friends!

Hi C.C. The bear comes from

www.buildabear.co.uk

Enjoy sweetie heehee I adore my bear and I know you will too ;0)

Best wishes Rosie x

American Homemaker said...

Those look great! I made a jello poke cake for tonight... green of course :)

Cakelaw said...

These are delightful Rosie - perfect for the occasion.

Anonymous said...

These cupcakes look great. I love the chocolate Guinness cupcakes and will definitely try the Irish cream icing now.