Happy Alcoholic Consumption to the Point of Belligerence Day!

We are not celebrating the holiday full tilt until Friday since most of our friends have crazy amounts of homework this week. However, I did provide some festivity today by making these cupcakes which I have bestowed the sobriquet of "creamy beige cakes". And now for the food porn:

Dark chocolate cupcakes with Bailey's Irish Cream-cream cheese icing, in Transformer cupcake liners which were on sale and had mostly green graphics. I got the flavor idea from Sprinkles Cupcakes , and I decided to try my hand at ridiculously expensive treats. Between you and me, I think I have a future in that business.

I think everyone has their own preference for chocolate cake recipes, but this icing is the bomb diggity and it's so easy!!

Bailey's Irish Cream- Cream Cheese Icing

You need:

• 1- 8oz package of cream cheese softened
• 1 stick of unsalted butter softened
• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 4 Tbsp Bailey's Irish Cream ** okay this is the part where I'm a jerk and fudge the recipe because I didn't actually measure this, but I think this is about what I used.

1. Using an electric mixer combine the cream cheese and butter.

2. Add the sugar in three installments by mixing on LOW!!!

3. Finally (yes, it's really as easy as 1-2-3) drizzle in Bailey's until desired flavor/consistency is achieved.

It helps to listen to this while you bake on St. Patrick's Day:




Cheers!