St. Patrick's Day Baileys Cupcake Cake
A delicious chocolate and Baileys Irish Cream pull-apart cupcake cake in the shape of a shamrock.
Servings 18 cupcakes
Calories 352kcal
Ingredients
- For the Cake
- 1 box devil's food cake mix
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup Bailey’s Irish Cream
For the Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- ⅓-1/2 cup Baileys Irish Cream
- Green food coloring
- Green and gold sprinkles
Instructions
For the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In large mixing bowl, beat cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs and Bailey’s Irish Cream.
- Fill each cupcake liner ⅔ full with batter. To create the shamrock, you will need 14 cupcakes.
- You will have additional batter to make more cupcakes.
- Bake according to package directions and let cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and vanilla until smooth.
- Add in powder sugar one cup at a time.
- Slowly add Bailey’s Irish Cream until desired consistency is reached.
- Add 10 drops of green food coloring and blend until color is consistent throughout.
Assembling the Cupcake Cake
- Arrange cupcakes according to photo on a large cake board.
- Using a spatula, spread frosting over cupcakes, creating a large shamrock.
- Tip: Dipping spatula in water prior to spreading the frosting may help.
- Immediately dd sprinkles evenly over top before the frosting hardens.
- Place remaining frosting in a ziplock bag. Cut a small corner off and pipe frosting around the edges.
Notes
- You will need 14 cupcakes to make this recipe work.
- To prevent the frosting from sticking, dip your spatula in water before frosting the cupcakes.
- Add a dab of frosting to the bottom of your cupcakes to keep them in place while you frost them.
Nutrition
Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 4mg | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.04mg