We're going through an irish cream phase.
I had baked an irish cream butter cake over the weekend, but the mini cake didn't make it to print, 'cos they were already demolished off before I could get hold of my camera! Yup, they were that good. ^^
So good that Baby pig suggested we make a fancier cake next.. with frosting, and more bailey's irish cream!
Irish cream chocolate cake with irish cream frosting
~ makes 2 mini loaves or 1 6-inch cake
115g unsalted butter
85g sugar
2 eggs
85g self-raising flour
2 tbsps (15g) cocoa powder (*may add extra 1 tbsp for a more chocolatey flavor)
a pinch of salt
4 tbsps (60ml) bailey's irish cream + 4 tbsps (60ml) milk
1. Beat butter and sugar together till light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix till well combined.
2. Sift self-raising flour and cocoa powder together. Fold in 1/2 the flour, cocoa powder and salt into the cake batter. Add irish cream + milk, and mix till well blended. Fold in the rest of the dry ingredients.
3. Pour mixture into greased cake tin/s. Bake in a preheated oven of 170C for 30-35minutes, or till skewer comes out clean.
Irish cream cheese frosting
125g cream cheese
2 tbsps / 30g butter
3/4 cup / 150g icing sugar, sifted
2 tbsps bailey's irish cream
Beat cream cheese, butter and icing sugar till light and fluffy. Fold in bailey's irish cream till well combined.
I'm glad to report this cake experiment's a success! It's absolutely super duper yummy! I gave a whole mini loaf to Baby pig, and he asked why am I giving him so little??!!! ^^ ^^ ^^ He devoured half the cake before I could say, "What??!!!!". Yup, it's that GOOD!
I think what makes this cake awesome was the addition of irish cream in the cream cheese frosting. And the chocolate cake was the perfect foil for the frosting. The cake itself was nicely fragrant but the frosting made it outstanding. ^^
For the record, Fatty hubby really enjoyed this cake. And between us, we finished our mini loaf in record time! Hey, it's that GOOD!
This would make a wonderful celebration cake with layers of frosting, or as frosted cupcakes ^^. I'm so making these again this week for Chubby pig.. I think he'll love it. And for Big too, when he comes back in 4 months time! ^^ ^^ ^^
Orhhhh..... I would definitely follow suit if I have got hold of bailey instead of kahlua at the duty free shop when I landed here. You make it sound like it isreally a yummy cake as you intend to bake it again and again. Im sure it does else you wouldnt have recommended and posted it up.
ReplyDeleteSure do... would try it one day.
They are sooooo yummmssss, mel! Everyone enjoyed it! Baby pig says we can sell the frosting.. n cake! Haha!
ReplyDeleteWhen u come bk, make sure u stop by the duty free shops n get a bailey's. A shot or 2, of it in coffee is wonderful! ^^