I love any type of food with the word velvet in it. Red velvet, blue velvet, pink velvet, and of course green velvet!

After all, green is my very favorite color and you add some Baileys cream cheese butter cream frosting? Forget about it! I’m sold!

Today I am sharing with you a delicious recipe for green velvet cupcakes topped with a deliciously smooth Baileys cream cheese buttercream frosting. Yep, it’s a mouthful, but one you wont regret!

This yummy dessert is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or any other day of the year.

Enjoy!

Green Velvet Cupcakes with Baileys Cream Cheese Buttercream

• 1¼ cup Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• ½ tsp Baking Soda
• 1 Egg
• ½ cup Oil
• ½ cup Milk
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• ½ tsp Vanilla
• Green Food Coloring

• 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
• 4 tbsp softened Butter
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 3 tbsp Baileys

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
3. Beat egg and then add remaining wet ingredients and whisk until blended.
4. In a separate bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients.
5. Add wet ingredients to the dry stir until combined.
6. Now add food coloring until you reach the desired color.
7. Fill cupcake liners about ⅔ full.
8. Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
9. Allow to cool on wire rack.
10. Cream together cream cheese, butter and Baileys.
11. Gradually add in powdered sugar and whip until desired consistency is reached.
12. Transfer to zippered bag or piping bag and pipe frosting onto cupcakes.

Green Velvet Cupcakes with Baileys Cream Cheese Buttercream

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Ingredients

Cupcakes:

• 1 1/4 cup Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 cup Oil
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• Green Food Coloring

Frosting:

• 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
• 4 tbsp softened Butter
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 3 tbsp Baileys

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.

Line a muffin pan with paper liners.

Beat egg and then add remaining wet ingredients and whisk until blended.

In a separate bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients.

Add wet ingredients to the dry stir until combined.

Now add food coloring until you reach the desired color.

Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full.

Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.

Allow to cool on wire rack.

Cream together cream cheese, butter and Baileys.

Gradually add in powdered sugar and whip until desired consistency is reached.

Transfer to zippered bag or piping bag and pipe frosting onto cupcakes.

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