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White Chocolate Baileys Cupcakes
Sweet and creamy with a slight kick,White Chocolate Baileys Cupcakes bring a new twist to a fun dessert or snack.Bailey’s optional.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Additional Time
1 min
Total Time
51 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 509 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 5 ounces white chocolate chopped
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour spooned and leveled, with one Tablespoon removed
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup baileys or additional milk
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 large eggs
Baileys Buttercream:
- 4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup butter softened (1 ½ sticks)
- ¼ cup baileys or milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F
- Melt the white chocolate in the microwave or "double boiler" (see note below).
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Mix the milk, vanilla and Baileys if using.
- With a hand or stand mixer, beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Beat in the molten chocolate.
- Beat in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the milk in 2 additions, and mix until smooth. Fill a muffin tin with paper liners. Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup, scoop the batter in. The cups should not be more than 3/4 full.
- Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cupcakes do not need to turn gold to be done. Let the cupcakes cool in the tin for 10 to 15 minutes then remove from the tin and cool completely.
- To prepare the frosting, beat the ingredients together until smooth. Fill a piping bag and pipe onto completely cool cupcakes or frost by hand.
- Top each cupcake with a chocolate covered espresso bean if desired.
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Notes
- To melt chocolate stovetop, lace the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl that can fit partly in a saucepan. The bottom of the bowl should sit a couple inches above the pan bottom. Put about an inch of water in the saucepan, then bring to a low simmer. Set the bowl into the saucepan and stir occasionally until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Don’t let the water boil or get water into the chocolate (this is important). Remove pan from heat when melted.
- lace the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl that can fit partly in a saucepan. The bottom of the bowl should sit a couple inches above the pan bottom. Put about an inch of water in the saucepan, then bring to a low simmer. Set the bowl into the saucepan and stir occasionally until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Don’t let the water boil or get water into the chocolate (this is important). Remove pan from heat when melted.
- To melt in microwave, heat in short bursts and stir vigorously in between.
Nutrition Information
Calories
509kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
74g
(25%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
282mg
(12%)
Potassium
89mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
60g
(120%)
Vitamin A
541IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 509
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 509kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 74g | 25% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 282mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 89mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 60g | 120% |
| Vitamin A | 541IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.