I had an order for my Irish Car Bomb cupcakes so I decided to try something new with them. As you might remember, in my original recipe, I filled the cupcakes with the ganache, leaving the top open to expose the ganache. This time I dipped the top of the cupcake in the ganache, creating a shiney, chocolatey cap for the cupcake. I chose a higher quality chocolate for the ganache using a 70% cocoa Lindt chocolate. Also modified was the buttercream recipe, adding more sugar & Bailey’s. I like how these turned out & think they are a much better quality cupcake.
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Enjoy
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This looks delicious! I want my husband to try to make these. Yummy!
Let me know if you make them!! Take pictures!
Enjoy!! xoxoxo
These sound delicious! Living in the UK however, I don’t think the name is very appropriate. Car bombs and violence in Ireland are a serious issue, not sure a cupcake should be named after it?
Here in the USA, Sandra, the Irish Car Bomb is a drink where you take your shot of liquor and drop it into your beer and chug it! The cupcake is named after the drink because the same ingredients are used in the cupcake. Nothing to do with actual car bombings!
Oh I understand! I still plan to make them sometime, hopefully soon. Though I will have to rename them.
I found this on Pinterest and they look delicious. But I agree that the name is cringe worthy when you have family that grew up in Belfast and lived through the worst of the Troubles when bombing was a regular occurance. I understand that the name is taken from a drink but clearly the reference is still a negative and unhappy one for lots of people who are affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland. I am American and live in the US but am still sensitive to the issue. You might consider renaming the cupcake.
Thanks for the feedback
But here in the USA – there is a drink which is made with all Irish liquors where you drop one drink into another… like a bomb. That’s why it’s called what it is… it has no actual reference to any car bombings or political implications.
Made the cupcakes last night – turned out great and really delicious! The cake was nice and moist. I had to use much more Irish cream in the buttercream frosting so good thing I had a full sized bottle, but all the better since the buttercream has a very strong Irish cream flavor.
I wasn’t able to dip the cupcakes, somehow the chocolate wasn’t sticking, so I just took a knife and spread it instead, but it still looked fine. Not quite as smooth looking as yours though.
Hubby is bringing a dozen of these to work today, we were trying to figure out a better name since we are in the UK but haven’t come up with anything clever yet.
Yay! I’m glad they turned out good for you!
More Irish Cream is never a bad thing! hehe
Sometimes, the ganache does that for me too, more cream usually helps!
I’d love to see a picture if you have it!
Beautiful!
I made them last year…I think it will turn into an annual event.
I made these today. Actually I had not seen your site when I made these, but I made them almost exactly the same! They are so delicious! Great piping on that icing too! My buttercreamed turned out great (best batch so far) but a little stiff so I was not able to do a nice pipe (had to just do plain piped, but since they were just for my husband and I, that is ok. Pictures will be on my blog tomorrow.
Kristi…. I can’t wait to see how yours turned out!!!!!!!!
http://www.kmevans.net/blog/irish-car-bomb-cupcakes/
Here is my effort.
I have looked at this recipe many times and finally made it for my husband today. He loved it!! It has taken 18 years of being with him to finally find a cake recipe he really likes
Thanks a bunch for posting this!!
So I can’t stop bragging about your website to everyone at work. I love love love this site. My employees love me because Im always bringing in a new goody on Fridays. I told everyone I was going to make the Irish Car Bomb cupcakes for tomorrow, Do u think they’ll still look as pretty if I do everything today?
I always make my cupcakes the day before they are needed. I usually don’t have time to do them they day-of. (Unless I bake the day before and frost the morning of). They will be just fine! Don’t put them in the fridge, but keep them in a cool, dry place! <3 Good luck!
I ended up making them the night before and they were so amazing. Everyone at work loved them & told me that was the best cupcake yet. I can’t wait to make other cupcakes and let everyone try. Thanks for all the yummy recipes!