Instead of doing something with Guiness as is traditional on St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to use another Irish drink to whip up some Bailey’s Cupcakes!

The cupcakes are just my usual basic cupcake recipe, the Bailey’s is all in the buttercream.

{Makes enough to frost 12 large cupcakes}

Ingredients

• 150g butter
• 50ml Bailey’s irish cream
• 400g icing sugar
• Flowerpaste
• Green sanding sugar
• Green food colouring

Instructions

1. I burned off the alcohol so these are family friendly by warming the Bailey’s in a pan on a low heat for a couple of minutes, stirring well to prevent it caramelising. Leave to cool for a couple of minutes.
2. In a large bowl, mix the butter and icing sugar for a minute and slowly add in the Bailey’s in, then mix until smooth.
3. Frost your cupcakes, sprinkle with a little green sanding sugar (mine’s very pale green so didn’t show up on the photo).
4. Colour your flowerpaste with the green food colouring, roll out and using a shamrock cutter, cut out shapes and place them on top of your frosted cupcakes.
5. Enjoy! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!