Irish Creme Cupcakes

By MaryEllen

Give these exceptional gluten free Irish Cream Cupcakes a go. In addition to their unique flavor, I think you’ll find the light, delicate crumb noteworthy coming from such a simple cupcake recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1 1 cup very warm water
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch alkali)
• 2 2 2 cups gfJules™ Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
• 2 2 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 2 2 cups granulated cane sugar
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup vegetable oil (safflower, sunflower, non-GMO canola)
• 2 2 2 eggs or substitute
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup Irish Cream Liqueur
• 2/3 2/3 2/3 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
• Irish Cream Frosting
• 1 1 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter or non-dairy alternative (Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks)
• 3 3 3 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar
• 3 3 3 Tbs. Irish Cream Liqueur (or orange juice)

Details

Adapted from gfjules.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350º F.

Line 24 cupcake tins with cupcake papers (for larger cupcakes, only prepare 18-20 tins).

Whisk together warm water with cocoa powder until any clumps are smoothed and integrated. Set aside.

Whisk together gfJules Flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a larger mixing bowl, combine sugar and oil, whipping for 5 minutes or until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, then add the chocolate mixture. Slowly stir in dry ingredients, alternating with the Irish Cream and milk, beating at medium speed until smooth.

Pour batter into cupcake liners, filling to between 2/3 – 3/4 full. Bake for 30–35 minutes (depends on size of each cupcake) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and allow cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting, cream butter and 1 cup confectioner’s sugar until fluffy.

Stir in Irish Cream with remaining confectioner’s sugar and whip until thoroughly integrated.

Fill a frosting bag with the tip you prefer for decorating, or simply fill a quart sized zip-top bag and cut a small corner out to pipe through. Depending on how much frosting you use for each cupcake, this recipe may need to be doubled.

Sprinkle with gluten free jimmies, if desired.