Chocolate Whiskey Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting
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- Total Time
- 40mins
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- Serves
- 9
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- Calories
- 527
This one's for the adults... Irish whiskey with classic flavour pairings of chocolate and coffee, in boozy cupcake form!
recipe updated 18 Feb 2022
Ingredients
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- Egg
- 1
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- Hot coffee
- 60 g
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- Irish whiskey
- 60 g
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- Buttermilk
- 120 g
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- Sunflower oil
- 55 g
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- Plain flour
- 130 g
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- Cocoa powder
- 30 g
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- Bicarbonate of soda
- 5 g
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- Baking powder
- 2 g
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- Granulated sugar
- 190 g
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- Salt
- 1 pinch
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- Unsalted butter
- 140 g
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- Powdered sugar
- 400 g
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- Vanilla extract
- 5 g
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- Irish cream liqueur
- 2 tablespoons
Tools
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Stand Mixer
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Oven
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Whisk
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Stand mixer bowl
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Medium bowl
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Muffin pan - 12-hole
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Large mixing bowl
Step preview
- Pre-heat oven - 175°C
- Line a clean muffin pan
- Add egg, hot coffee, irish whiskey, buttermilk and sunflower oil to a clean large mixing bowl
- Mix then set aside
- Add plain flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, granulated sugar and salt to a clean medium bowl
- Whisk briefly until blended
- Transfer dry ingredients to batter
- Mix until combined
- Transfer batter to muffin pan
- Bake until skewer tests clean - 15 min
- Let cool completely
- Add unsalted butter to a clean stand mixer bowl
- Cream until light and fluffy - medium speed
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and irish cream liqueur to the stand mixer bowl
- Mix until creamy - medium speed
- Frost generously