Mudslide Cupcakes

Instructions

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1. - Cake
2. - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin pan with baking cups.
3. - In small bowl, heat milk in the microwave until steaming. Add instant coffee and whisk until dissolved. Add 1/2 cup Irish cream liqueur. Cool slightly.
4. - In large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. - In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with coffee mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat until just combined. Fill baking cups 2/3 full with batter.
6. - Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cupcake comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pan on cooling grid 5 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. Poke tops of cupcakes 3-4 times with fork. Spoon 1 teaspoon Irish cream liqueur over each cupcake.
7. - Icing
8. - In small bowl, heat Irish cream liqueur in the microwave until steaming. Add instant coffee and whisk until dissolved. Let cool slightly.
9. - In large bowl, beat shortening and butter with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Alternately add confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time, with coffee mixture, scraping sides and bottom of bowl often. Beat until fluffy.
10. - Pipe a 1M swirl of icing on each cupcake. Sprinkle with Gold Pearlized Sugar.

How To

How to Pipe a Cupcake Swirl

Wondering how to frost cupcakes with a cute little swirl? Here is a quick way to decorate cakes and cupcakes. It just takes minutes to pipe a fancy iced swirl and add colorful sprinkles. Learn how to make a swirl using a 1M star tip as well as tips 2A and 2D.