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Irish Cream Cupcakes Recipe

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Irish Cream Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

25 20 45

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Irish cream liqueur
FROSTING:
1/3 cup butter, softened
4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
6 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur
4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in applesauce and vanilla (mixture may appear curdled). Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with liqueur, beating well after each addition.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in liqueur. Add confectioners’ sugar; beat until smooth. Pipe over tops of cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 273 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 170 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Irish Cream Cupcakes in Healthy Cooking October/November 2012, p36

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2013 by jujubead1313

Cake is excellent, moist and sweet and a crispy edge. Frosting has the perfect balance of Baily's.

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2012 by cocotel

These were tasty according to my husband and his co-workers but too sweet. I knew when I was making them that 1.5 cups of sugar seemed like an awful lot of sugar but wanted to make it exactly as stated for the first go. Next time, I will cut back on the sugar by a half-cup & see how it is. I did like the texture of these cupcakes - dense and very "cakey".

Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2012 by judy_tv

Delicious! Easy to make, too.

Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2012 by beth.rife

These are now our favorite cupcakes! Easy to make and delicious.