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Pumpkin Spice Baileys Cupcakes

These pumpkin spiced cupcakes are topped with a frosting made with Pumpkin Spice Baileys liqueur and taste amazing!
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 21 minutes
Total Time 51 minutes
Servings 22
Calories 628kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt sea salt flakes
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • cup canned pumpkin puree

For the Frosting

  • 2 cups unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup Bailey's Pumpkin Spice Liqueur
  • 4 cups powdered sugar icing sugar
  • 2 cups chocolate sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and place 22 cupcake liners into cupcake pans. Set aside.
  • Sift or whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
  • Using an electric handheld or stand mixer, beat together the butter, and sugars until creamy.
  • Beat in 1 egg at a time, combining well in between.
  • Gradually beat in the dry ingredients and milk, alternating between the two until combined.
  • Mix in the pumpkin puree.
  • Fill cupcake liners two-thirds full and bake for 21 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Leave cupcakes to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.


    baked pumpkin spice cupcake
  • To make the frosting, use an electric handheld or stand mixer and beat the butter, Baileys, and powdered sugar until combined, smooth and creamy.
  • Scoop 1 cup of the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Set aside.
  • Pour the chocolate sprinkles into a bowl. Set aside.
  • To decorate the cupcakes use an ice cream scoop to place 1 scoop of frosting onto each cooled cupcake and use a knife to lightly spread and flatten.


    Scooped frosting on cupcake
  • Dip each frosted cupcake into the chocolate sprinkles.


    Chocolate sprinkles covering frosting
  • Using the frosting in the piping bag, pipe a swirl on top of each cupcake, Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 628kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 233mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 65g