Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting

You’ll cause a stir when you bring these Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting to your next office party! This time-saving recipe takes minutes to create but tastes so delicious your co-workers will swear you never sleep.

What You Need To Make Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting:

• 1 box of chocolate cake mix
• 1/4 cup instant coffee
• 4 sticks of unsalted butter
• 4 Tablespoons Irish Cream Liqueur (I use Bailey’s)
• 1 box of powdered sugar (4 cups)

How To Make Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting:

Follow all instructions on the box of cake mix for making cupcakes and mix in the instant coffee to give them a mocha flavor. While the cupcakes are cooking, cream the softened butter with an electric mixer until the color is light. Slowly blend-in the liqueur and once well blended, very slowly add in sugar until the mixture becomes creamy. Once cupcakes have cooled, frost and enjoy!

PRO TIP: If you do not have an icing bag you can make one using a quart-sized plastic bag. Simply add about half of the icing to the bag and twist the top so that the icing within the bag becomes taut. Snip off a small corner of the bag and slowly pipe icing onto your now cooled cupcakes. Repeat with a separate bag for the second half of your icing. Enjoy!

Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting

Yield: 24 servings

You'll cause a stir when you bring these Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting to your next office party! This time-saving recipe takes minutes to create but tastes so delicious your co-workers will swear you never sleep.

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Ingredients

• 1 box of chocolate cake mix
• 1/4 cup instant coffee
• 4 sticks of unsalted butter
• 4 Tablespoons Irish Cream Liqueur (I use Bailey's)
• 1 box of powdered sugar (4 cups)

Instructions

1. Follow all instructions on the box of cake mix for making cupcakes, and mix in the instant coffee to give them a mocha flavor.
2. While the cupcakes are cooking, cream the softened butter with an electric mixer until the color is light.
3. Slowly blend in the liqueur and once well blended, very slowly add in sugar until the mixture becomes creamy.
4. Once cupcakes have cooled, frost and enjoy!