Coffee Frosted Irish Cream Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 17
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package cook and serve chocolate pudding mix (3.4 oz)
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup irish cream
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons irish cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 3 tablespoons coffee (instant coffee via by starbucks works well)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 cupcakes.
• 3 mix together cake and pudding mix,(sifting ingredients together if you have a sifter).
• 4 mix together wet cupcake ingredients
• 5 combine wet and dry ingredients.
• 6 using paper lined cupcake pan, fill liners 2/3 full.
• 7 bake for 20-25 minutes.
• 8 when cupcakes are done remove to cooling rack and allow to cool completely before next steps.
• 9 filling.
• 10 beat butter until fluffy.
• 11 add sugar, irish cream, vanilla, and milk.
• 12 beat until uniform.
• 13 cut "x" markes into the top of the cooled cupcakes with a knife (about 1 inch deep).
• 14 place filling in patry bag with metal tip (round or star tips work best).
• 15 fill inside of cupcake until filling level with top of cupcake.
• 16 frosting.
• 17 beat butter until fluffy.
• 18 slowly add remainig frosting ingredients.
• 19 i like to take the via and add it directly to tbsp of water, and make super strong coffee directly in tbsp then add it to mixture. i usually mix well after each addition of coffee and taste test to make sure the coffee flavor isn't too strong or too weak.
• 20 once mixed frost cupcakes.
• 21 optional: dust with coco powder and top with chocolate covered espresso bean.