Irish Cream Cupcakes Recipe

You voted aand now here it is. Our recipe for Irish Cream Cupcakes. Enjoy!

For the Cupcakes:

• Use your favorite yellow cake mix (from a box or from scratch)

1. Bake according to package directions.

For the Cake Wash:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 1/4 cup Irish Cream liquor

1. In a small saucepan, combine water aand sugar. Stir over med-high heat until sugar is fully dissolved.
2. Add Irish cream aand stir until incorporated.
3. Let cool completely before using.

For the Icing:

• 3 cups whipped topping
• 1/4 cup Irish Cream liquor
• Green food coloring

1. In a large mixing bowl gently combine whipped topping aand Irish cream liquor with a wire whisk. Be careful not to over-whip.
2. Set aside a portion for the filling aand dye the remaining portion with a few drops of green food coloring.
3. Place icing in a large pastry bag with a large star tip.

Put it all together:

1. Using a cupcake punch or paring knife, remove the centers of the cupcakes aand set tops to the side.
2. Using a fork poke holes in the outer edge of each cupcake.
3. Lightly brush the cake wash on the outer edge, punched out center, aand the removed cake tops.
4. Place a dollop of the reserved frosting in the center of each cupcake aand replace tops.
5. Starting from the outer edge aand working your way into the center in a circular motion, pipe the green frosting onto each cupcake.
6. Garnish with green or shamrock sprinkles, if desired.