I am mostly drawn towards coffee and walnut cupcakes but this time I left out the coffee in the cake batter and used Baileys in the buttercream. Good idea - yes?
For the cake batter I prefer to use salted butter or to make them lighter substitute some of the butter with margarine. I always use unsalted butter for my buttercream, it's all down to individual taste, and I know salted this and that is everywhere, but I don't think salted buttercream will ever be for me.
The recipe below is for 9 cupcakes - cupcake cases vary and these are medium size to allow for rising but leaving enough room for the buttercream topping.
This month I need to concentrate on eating less sugar, but failed, I grazed on seeds and then ate a slice of Christmas Cake........
You will need: 9 muffin cases and a muffin tin
For the cupcakes:
175g softened butter
175g caster sugar
175g self raising flour
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
100g chopped walnuts
For the Icing:
250g softened unsalted butter
500g sieved icing sugar
1 tbsp Baileys
Walnut halves to decorate
1. Preheat the oven to 180oC.
2. Add all the cake ingredients in a bowl and beat for two minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the walnuts.
3. Spoon the batter into the muffin cases.
4. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked. Cool for 10 minutes and then place on a rack to cool.
5. For the icing: beat the icing sugar and butter together until fluffy. Stir in the Baileys.
6. Pipe or spread the buttercream over the cupcakes and top with walnut halves.
7. Can be frozen decorated.
8 comments:
What a great idea - those cupcakes look gorgeous. Just imagining that Baileys icing now. Love these, can't wait to give them a try!
Ooh I like the idea of the use of the baileys. Darn that Christmas cake.
Wow! Maggie, these look so professional. It's enough to make me want to brave the snow (me being a southern softie) and buy a bottle of Baileys!
These look and sound delicious.
Jo - I hope you get on ok making them.
Kath - Baileys is always a good idea.
Marmaduke Scarlet - thank you for the compliment.
Paula - they are truly delicious.
Hooray! Yes Maggie a very very good idea. You have just put me in the notion for a sweet treat - I'm off to search for the Baileys :-)
I am a big fan of Baileys, and would love to eat these gorgeous cupcakes.
I never use salted butter in any of my cooking, always prefer to put the amount in I want, salted icing is not for me either!
Happy New Year Maggie! xx
I am thinking of ways to use up the Christmas Baileys in my baking - your buttercream looks lovely. I'm thinking perhaps a cheesecake...
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