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St. Patrick’s Day Inspired Cupcakes!

When people think St. Patrick’s Day foods they think of Corned Beef and Cabbage, but what about the most part of any meal…Dessert?! Satisfy your St. Patrick’s Day sweet tooth with Mudslide Cupcakes topped with Irish Cream Frosting!

Mudslide Cupcake Recipe (Makes 12 cupcakes)
• 2/3 C sugar
• 2 C flour
• 1 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 3 T ground coffee
• 3/4 C unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 C melted vanilla ice cream (coffee or mocha ice cream work too!)
• 1/4 C Coffee Liqueur (i.e. Kahlua)
• 1/4 C Irish Cream Liqueur (i.e. Bailey’s)

1. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and coffee in a bowl.
2. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
3. Beat eggs, ice cream, coffee liqueur, and Irish cream liqueur into the butter/sugar mixture until blended.
4. Fold in flour mixture.
5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full.
6. Bake at 350 F for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cupcake clean.

Irish Whipped Cream Frosting (*Note: If you like lots of frosting, double the recipe!)
• 2 C heavy whipping cream
• 2/3 C sugar
• 2 T Irish Cream liqueur

1. Whip heavy whipping cream until it looks like whipped cream.
2. Mix in sugar and Irish Cream until just combined.

Optional – Top off with Chocolate Sprinkles or Chocolate Syrup (or BOTH!)
Insert Pirouette Cookies as decorative “straws”

SLÁINTE!