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Irish Car Bomb Filling Recipe

This Irish Car Bomb Filling is a take on the Irish Car Bomb Drink. It’s the perfect filling for Irish Car Bomb cupcakes and Bailey’s Irish Cream Frosting.

Irish Car Bomb Filling

This is a take on the Irish Car Bomb Drink, an American cocktail called Irish because of the use of Guinness, Bailey’s Irish Cream, and Jameson Irish Whiskey.
 
Adding the Baileys to the drink causes it to bubble like an explosion, according to The HuffPost.
 
This Irish Car Bomb filling has layers of complex flavors and is a delicious surprise inside a cupcake.
 
irish car bomb filling recipe

 Irish Car Bomb Filling Ingredients:

This recipe makes enough filling to generously fill approximately 12 standard-sized cupcakes.

  • 8 ounces (about 227 grams) semisweet chocolate
  • 2/3 cup (about 160 milliliters) heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons (about 28 grams) butter
  • 2 tablespoons (about 30 milliliters) Irish Whiskey
Irish Car Bomb Filling
 
 
 

How to Make Irish Car Bomb Filling:

Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan until simmering
Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan until simmering.
Add to well chopped chocolate and allow to sit for a minute before stirring wa rubber spatula until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth
 
 Add to well-chopped chocolate and allow to sit for a minute before stirring with a rubber spatula until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
 
Add butter and whiskey and continue stirring until combined
Add butter and whiskey and continue stirring until combined.
Let sit until thick (but not too thick to pipe)
Let sit until thick (but not too thick to pipe).
Transfer to a ziploc bag
Transfer to a Ziploc bag.
Cut off the corner to make it easier to fill the cupcakes.
Cut off the corner to make it easier to fill the cupcakes.
Fill to the top, then tap pans to settle the filling and refill to the tops.
Fill to the top, then tap pans to settle the filling and refill to the tops.
 
chocolate cupcake filled and smothered in irish car bomb filling
 
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Irish Car Bomb Filling #Recipe

Yield: This recipe makes enough filling to generously fill approximately 12 standard-sized cupcakes.

Irish Car Bomb Frosting: Creamy, boozy, and irresistibly Irish! Elevate your cupcakes with this spirited delight.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces (about 227 grams) semisweet chocolate
  • 2/3 cup (about 160 milliliters) heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons (about 28 grams) butter
  • 2 tablespoons (about 30 milliliters) Irish Whiskey

Instructions

  1. Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan until simmering
  2. Add to well-chopped chocolate and allow to sit for a minute before stirring wa rubber spatula until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth
  3. Add butter and whiskey and continue stirring until combined.
  4. Let sit until thick (but not too thick to pipe).
  5. Transfer to a Ziploc bag
  6. Cut off the corner to make it easier to fill the cupcakes.
  7. Fill to the top, then tap pans to settle the filling and refill to the tops.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 47Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 4mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g

The Nutritional Information may not be accurate. This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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