This Best Ever Bailey’s Irish Cream Chocolate Cake is the perfectly moist and delicious, infused with Bailey’s Irish Cream and topped with a fluffy sweet Irish Cream Buttercream Frosting and shaved chocolate!
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It’s mid-January already, and that means I’m getting all my favourite St. Patrick’s Day recipes all ready to go! If you’ve been around here for awhile already you’ll know that I’m not one of those people who goes all out for holidays – a few drops of green food colouring is usually as far as I go, but this Best Ever Bailey’s Irish Cream Chocolate Cake is really the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
The chocolate cake base of this recipe is truly the PERFECT chocolate cake – it’s made in one bowl, it’s perfectly moist and tender, and it’s infused with Bailey’s Irish Cream for the BEST flavour! The Bailey’s frosting is so creamy and smooth, and it’s also packed with Irish Cream flavour. It’s the perfect festive cake for a St. Patrick’s Day party and it’s easy to make too!
Looking for more St. Patrick’s Day Recipes? Try my Crock Pot Potato Leek Soup with Bacon, this Mint Chocolate Chip No Bake Cheesecake, or this Mint Chocolate Chip Dessert Dip!
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I hope you love this cake as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite St. Patrick’s day dessert? I’d love to know!
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Best Ever Bailey's Irish Cream Chocolate Cake
This Best Ever Bailey's Irish Cream Chocolate Cake is the perfectly moist and delicious, infused with Bailey's Irish Cream and topped with a fluffy sweet Irish Cream Buttercream Frosting and shaved chocolate!
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk at room temperature
- 1/4 cup Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water or piping hot coffee
For the frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted to remove lumps
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- shaved chocolate for garnish
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9-inch by 13-inch rectangular cake pan with butter and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add the milk, Bailey's, vegetable oil and the eggs and vanilla to a large liquid measuring cup, whisking them together with a fork.
Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until the streaks of flour disappear.
Add the boiling water or hot coffee a little bit at a time, whisking until blended.
Pour the batter (it will be very liquid) into the prepared pan and baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
For the frosting:
Beat the butter on medium-high speed with a hand mixer (or in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment) until the butter is light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder and mix until blended (add the powdered sugar about 1 cup at a time).
Add the salt and Bailey's and whip on medium-high speed until incorporated.
Add the whipping cream (start with 1 tablespoon, adding more if necessary to reach a spreadable consistency) and mix well until the frosting is fluffy and smooth.
Spread the frosting over the cake after it has cooled completely in the pan and smooth out the top.
Shave some dark chocolate over the top of the frosting, slice and serve.
Recipe Notes
This cake can be stored in the fridge until ready to serve, up to 2 days ahead of time. Just be sure to store it in an airtight container. Let come to room temperature for about 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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