Baileys Salted Caramel Cupcakes

I love Baileys, and you? Especially the version with Salted Caramel is incredibly delicious!

To pay tribute to this delicious drink, I have prepared a particularly delightful recipe for you today - Baileys Salted Caramel Cupcakes with a fantastic chocolate muffin!

All I can say is yum! They taste delicious and are gone in no time!   

The Baileys Salted Caramel Buttercream impresses with its intense flavor and can be made very easy, with more or less alcohol, just as you like!

Those intense chocolate-flavored muffins are straightforward to make, and you can bake them easily both in the oven and in the air fryer. It's indulgence all the way!

These cupcakes make an excellent dish if you want something unique when friends or family come over! 

Just last weekend, I made these lovely cupcakes for our charming cat breeder Birgit and her husband after they dropped off our much anticipated two cats! They loved and enjoyed these goodies! 🙂  

If you fancy another delightful Salted Caramel Baileys treat, then check out the bliss balls with Baileys Salted Caramel and speculoos that I made for the holidays!

🥘 Ingredients

Muffin batter

• eggs
• powdered sugar
• cake flour
• raw (unsweetened) cocoa powder
• baking powder
• unsalted butter (room temperature)
• salt

  Baileys Buttercream

• Baileys Salted Caramel at room temperature
• butter (room temperature)
• powdered sugar

  Decoration (optional)

• Light and dark chocolate sprinkles
• Caramel Crunch

See the recipe card for quantities.

🔪 Instructions

First, we take care of the dough. Fortunately, it's very easy to make!  Preheat the oven to 180 °C // 356 °F top/bottom heat and prepare the muffin cups.

Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites in a mixing bowl with 50 g sugar and a pinch of salt until foamy.   

After that, place the whipped egg whites in the fridge until you are ready to use the whipped egg whites later on. 

Next, grab a separate bowl and beat the butter with the mixer until it is fluffy. Add the remaining sugar, a pinch of salt, and the egg yolk and mix them well. Finally, add the flour, cocoa, and baking powder.   

Now it's time for the whipped egg whites you've placed in the fridge before!

Add half of them to the dough, and mix everything thoroughly. Once a homogeneous mass has formed, fold in the remaining beaten egg whites, and you're ready to go. All you have to do is pour the batter into the cups and bake for about 20 minutes.

When filling the molds, make sure that they are only half full. Otherwise, the dough will overflow, and you can scrape it off the baking tray... Not such a hit. After baking, let the muffins cool on a cooling rack.

And get ready to prepare the Caramel Baileys Buttercream.  

First of all, sift the powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. This way, you can be sure it's finely granulated and won't make any clumps. Those clumps make the cream uneven and inhomogeneous, and not so tasty.

Add the butter and beat both together with the mixer until creamy. Now stir in the Baileys a little at a time - Not too much at once is essential here!

In the end, you've made a lovely buttercream, which you need to pour into a piping bag with a star tip.

The easiest way to do this is to place the piping bag in a tall container and fold the end of the pastry bag around the end of the container. This way, everything is well-fixed, and it is much easier for you to fill the bag.   

The piping can begin as soon as you have filled in the Caramel Baileys cream - from the outside.

Finally, sprinkle the decorative chocolate balls and the caramel crunch on top, and these little delicacies are ready! If you can't get enough of this delicious liqueur, you can drizzle a bit of it over the finished cupcakes. 

💭 Top tip

If you like your buttercream very boozy, it's best to use 1 cup of Baileys Salted Caramel. If it should be a little lighter, you can go down to ¾ cup.

🌡️ Storage

You can store the muffins (without the Baileys cream) for up to three months in the freezer or the finished ones for a few days in the fridge (best under a cake cover). 

More Buttercream Recipes

• Strawberry Buttercream
• Dairy Free Buttercream Frosting (created by fitasamamabear.com)

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📖 Recipe

⛑️ Food Safety

• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
• Wash hands after touching raw meat
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

For further information, check Safe Food Handling - FDA.