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Irish Cream Buttercream

Rich and creamy buttercream icing made with Irish cream liqueur perfect for St. Patrick's Day cupcakes
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes

Equipment

  • Kitchen scale
  • Stand mixer or hand mixer
  • Spatula
  • Sifter

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Unsalted butter room temperature
  • 315 g Powdered sugar
  • 2.5 oz Irish cream liqueur
  • 1 Tbsp Heavy cream

Instructions

  • Place room temperature butter in stand mixer and sift in half of the powdered sugar
  • Turn mixer on low to combine the butter and sugar
  • Add in the heavy cream and Irish cream and mix until combined
  • Add the remaining sugar
  • Start mixer on low to combine sugar and turn up to medium, mix until smooth and well combined (approximately 1 min)
  • If you want to thin out the buttercream add small amounts of heavy cream until you reach the correct consistency