St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

By efriend

Hi I'm Betsy- the owner of JavaCupcake.com! I'm also an Army wife, mother, blogger, writer, baker and traveler. I'm currently living in Germany... spending my days taking care of family, baking for friends and blogging!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp liquid green food coloring
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp sat
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3-4 Tbsp Bailey's Irish Cream
• Green sugar crystals, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line cupcake pan with liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, eggs, vinegar, vanilla and green food coloring.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda.
Add half the flour mixture to the wet mixture and fold gently.
Stir in the buttermilk.
Fold in the remaining flour mixture and fold until just combined.
Fill the cupcake liners ½-2/3 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Bailey's Irish Cream Frosting
Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth.
Add the salt and vanilla and mix until combined.
Mix in 3-4 Tbsp Irish Cream. Add more or less depending on the consistency of frosting you desire.
Beat on high for 2 minutes.
Using a large round top, pipe swirls of frosting onto the cupcake.
Alternately, use an offset spatula to spread the frosting over the top of the cupcake. Line the sides with green sugar crystals

Instructions