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Sunday 12 July 2009

Chocolate Oh Chocolate, Wherefore Art Thou Baileys Cream Cheese?

Baileys Cream Cheese Chocolate Muffins


Baileys cream cheese snuggled in each centre

We know where the Baileys cream cheese don’t we! It’s snuggled in each centre being wrapped round by a blanket of chocolate sponge and chocolate chips in these gorgeous muffins!



The flavour of the chocolate shines through and the Baileys cream cheese is not over powering in these muffins. You could always up the ante with the cream cheese filling and add a few extra teaspoons of Baileys for a more prominent flavour should you so wish.

These little babies will be making their way into hubby’s lunch box this week, minus the one I had to taste in a good cause for this write up *smile*.



Baileys Cream Cheese Chocolate Muffins

Makes 12

Ingredients
100g (4 oz) cream cheese
30ml (1 fl oz) Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur
1 egg
200ml (7 fl oz) milk
50g (2 oz) melted unsalted (sweet) butter
100g (4 oz) dark (semi sweet) chocolate chips
210g (7½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
50g (2 oz) cocoa powder
100g (4 oz) caster (super fine) sugar

You will need a muffin tin lined with 12 muffin cases

Method

Preheat the oven 190°C/fan oven 170°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5. In a bowl beat together the cream cheese and the Baileys until smooth, leave aside until later. In jug, whisk the egg, milk and melted butter. In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and then add the caster sugar and chocolate chips, stirring them through. Make a well in the centre, pour in the liquids from the jug, and mix until just combined with a large metal spoon. Do not over work the mixture; having a few lumps in the mixture is quite normal. Fill each muffin case one-third full with the chocolate mixture, and then fill each muffin case with 1 teaspoon of the Baileys Cream Cheese mixture. With the remaining chocolate mixture, fill each muffin case until three-quarters full. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until fully baked through. Leave in the muffin tins for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Sift a little icing sugar over the tops before serving (optional).

Lastly, arm yourself with one of these muffins, bite the top off, and see the hidden surprise of the Baileys cream cheese – yum!


49 comments:

Sanghi said...

Wow Wow rosie, you made his chocoholic to drool over them now..! Delicious dear!:)

Donna-FFW said...

I so adore the taste of Baileys in baked goods.. and the occasional shot too.. but combined with chocolate and cream cheese.. holy crap does that sound wonderful!

Lisa said...

Yes! A cup of coffee alongside and it's all kinds of heaven. Yum!

Anonymous said...

I have not tried baileys yet..many positive comments I heard though..Tempting.

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

What an original combo! Those muffins look so delicious and pretty!

Cheers,

Rosa

Ivy said...

Wow, wow, wow!! They look so good, I'm craving for something sweet right now.

Liz said...

Wow, Rosie! These are wonderful, I would try one without hesitation! I love these muffins!

Unknown said...

thye look delicious..good one again rosie..

Rhyleysgranny said...

Oh I love the sound of this combination. Another winner I think :)

The Caked Crusader said...

What sinful looking cakes! Yum!

Rose said...

They look lovely Rosie.
Whenever I give my boyfriend a cupcake for his lunch, I always smile. Theres something cute about big men eating dainty cupcakes dont you think? :)

Rose

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home said...

Rosie, you've done it again! What a wonderful recipe!

Chocolate + Cream Cheese = Yummy!

The Girl said...

Oh. my. goodness. I think I've died and gone to heaven.

What are you doing to me?! I don't have time to bake all these treats you put up!! Stop!

Anju said...
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Anju said...

What a nice combination. Chocolate, Bailey's and cream cheese. The muffins look great Rosie and am sure they tasted even better.

Katiecakes said...

Rosie, you always come up with a winner! These look delightful!

Katie xox

Maria♥ said...

What can be better than chocolate and baileys? these sound amazing!!

Maria
x

Anonymous said...

They look delicious...they sound delicious...I HAVE to make these and soon!

Only potential problem will be sparing the Bailey's for the cupcake and not in a glass with some ice ;)

I have so many things I want to bake at the moment, trauma, LOL

Donna said...

OhMan!! Anything with Baileys in it, is for Me!!! Looks Great Rosie!!hughugs

Reeni said...

How incredibly delicious these are with that special Bailey's cream cheese! And I love that little cupcake dish with the danglies! How cute!

Kelly-Jane said...

Oh Rosie! They sounds amazing, I could just eat one off the screen!!

Gloria Baker said...

These are absolutely tempting dear Rosie!! look soooo nice! as all you make!


PS:: Last night I made your apples blondies!! all love them was a really winer! xxGloria

The Blonde Duck said...

How fun! Those cupcakes look wonderful.

Debbie said...

Oh do those look good! I love Bailey's in whipped cream on top of brownies...

Anonymous said...

Pass me one please. YUM!

Unknown said...

you always have an idea on turning little ordinary cakes into something extraordinary, rosie :) this must taste so good!

Cakelaw said...

Yum Rosie - I want one in my lunchbox! Love your litte Strawberry Shortcake doll too.

Maggie said...

Any recipe with Bailey's sounds good to me! They look delicious.

Anna said...

Bailey's cream cheese is an absolutely genius idea; I might just make a bowl of that and eat it XD. -Okay, even I wouldn't do that. But I would definitely make these muffins, mmm.

Talita said...

Yummy, Yummy! What a delicious cupcakes! These look lovely and tasteful!

Maria said...

Oh, I haven't had Baileys in quite a while. Love the muffin idea--the cream cheese would be my favorite part!!

That little cupcake stand is adorable!

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

These really do sound like a gorgoeus cupcake Rosie:D

♥Rosie♥ said...

Thank you my 'dear' friends :0) It really is lovely to *see* you and you are always so kind!!

Wonk... oh my, you do make me giggle and I love it!! Passing you glass of Irish Cream over ;0)

My 'dear' Gloria, ahhh bless you, I am so pleased you enjoyed the apple blondies :0)

My best wishes to everyone as always - Rosie x

Angela said...

Wow...these look great! I wonder if I would be allowed to sell them at a Walmart bake sale?...or if that's somehow illegal? Haha!

The Blonde Duck said...

It's a very dramatic wedding. I just wrote it for next week's double edition.

Sara said...

I love the cream cheese surprise, so much fun! These look delicious.

La Bella Cooks said...

Oh Rosie, I don't even know what to say....these look absolutely divine!

Zita said...

love your mini cupcake stand... great flavor pairing :)

grace said...

i love cupcakes that are so delicious that no frosting is needed! these definitely fit that description, and they're boozy to boot! :)

Justin said...

i love desserts with a surprise inside

James said...

Nice breakfast muffins - for a Sunday breakfast that is.

♥Rosie♥ said...

Hi Angela, wouldn’t it be fun to sale them at a bake sale – teehee then they would find that hidden surprise ;0) many thanks for calling by and a huge warm welcome to the B.C.G.

Hi Duckie, ooooh can’t wait to read :0)

Hi Sara, thanks sweetie :0)

Hi Bridgett, thank you and hey I loved those cookies of yours sooooo decadent mmmm :0)

Hi Zita, a warm welcome to B.C.G. well the stand there lies a tale.. It came throught the post a.o.k. then my hubby went and dropped it!! There is a little crack at the back where he has to glue it :0(

Hi Grace, thank you ;0)

Hi Justin, my hubby took a couple of these muffins to work and they seemed to go down a storm and the guys liked the centre fillings :0)

Oh James teehee, you’ll be fine trying one of these babies midweek I promise ;0)

Thanks so much for calling by – best wishes Rosie x

Anonymous said...

They look great..only one recommendations.. how about switching the baileys quantity for the milk quantity used in the recipe. YaHOO!

♥Rosie♥ said...

Applecrumbles what a brilliant idea!! I'm all for switching the baileys quantity for the milk quantity ;0)

Rosie x

Chef Jeena said...

Chocolate and Baileys??? Just TOO good! They looks so lovely. :-)

Anonymous said...

I am surprised everyone is not banging down your door, when you show such yummy looking CHOCOLATE.

Jamie said...

Wow! I want now! How luscious!

Marta said...

What a great idea to make this cream cheese swirl with Bailys, It looks delicious and a perfect complement to the chocolatey batter.

nora@ffr said...

yummmmmmm!!!!!! sound delish.. my kids vud love this.. thanx for sharing :)
cheers!!