Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
A delicious Irish cream frosted cake that you'll enjoy every bite of. Full of Irish cream flavor in both the frosting and the cake. With an easy shamrock design too.
Servings: 15 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature, I use salted butter, unsalted butter can be used.
- 2 tablespoons oil I use avocado oil, any light flavor oil can be used.
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs from large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 10 oz milk I use whole milk
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1 tablespoon vinegar I use white vinegar
- 1/4 cup Irish Cream Liquor a non alcoholic alternative is Irish Cream Coffee Creamer or 2 teaspoons Irish Cream extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Prepare a 13x9 pan with baking spray or shortening and flour.
- In a bowl with a mixer cream the butter until smooth, add oil and sugar.
- Add in the eggs and mix until combined.
- In a separate medium bowl mix whisk four, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- In a liquid measuring cup add milk and vinegar and give it a stir, allow it to rest 1 minute.
- Remove 2 tablespoons of milk mixture and add the coffee granules and mix to combine, heat in the microwave for 10 seconds if needed, so the granules dissolve. Pour back into the milk mixture.
- Alternate the flour and milk mixture adding each to the butter and sugar mixture. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, then 1/3 of the milk mixture and continue mixing until incorperated.
- Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl, now add the Irish Cream and give it a final mix on medium low for 30 seconds to mix the batter together.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan completely for 15 minutes if you're turning out onto a cooling rack or leave in the pan to completely cool at least 30 minutes before frosting.
Notes
If using a chocolate cake mix:
1 Chocolate cake mix (about 15.25oz)
1 3.4 oz chocolate instant chocolate pudding
1/4 cup oil
1 cup water
1/4 cup Irish Cream (or Irish Cream Coffee Creamer)
2 large eggs In the bowl of a mixer add cake mix and pudding mix, add oil, water, Irish cream, and eggs. Mix on medium until all ingredients are combined, scrape the bowl, and mix to make sure everything is incorperated. Place batter into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
1 3.4 oz chocolate instant chocolate pudding
1/4 cup oil
1 cup water
1/4 cup Irish Cream (or Irish Cream Coffee Creamer)
2 large eggs In the bowl of a mixer add cake mix and pudding mix, add oil, water, Irish cream, and eggs. Mix on medium until all ingredients are combined, scrape the bowl, and mix to make sure everything is incorperated. Place batter into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.