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    Home » Frosting, Sauce & Topping Recipes

    Irish Chocolate Frosting

    Published: Feb 22, 2015 by Allison Ferraro · Modified: May 20, 2021 · 3 Comments

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    Chocolate cupcakes are transformed into sophisticated, decadent treats when topped with an indulgent Irish chocolate frosting made with creamy milk chocolate chips and Irish whiskey! Irish chocolate frosting is a crowd-pleaser that's perfect for your St. Patrick's Day desserts - or for topping cakes and cupcakes any day of the year.

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    Cupcakes are a favorite childhood treat of mine, but that doesn't mean they have to be a childish dessert. How do you adult-ify your cupcakes? Lose the sprinkles and frost them with a rich and chocolatey frosting made with Irish whiskey!

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    Irish Chocolate Frosting


    • Author: Allison Ferraro
    • Total Time: 15 minutes
    • Yield: frosting for 24 cupcakes or one 9 inch 2 layer cake 1x
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    Irish chocolate frosting made with creamy milk chocolate chips and Irish whiskey is perfect for your St. Patrick's Day desserts - or for topping cakes and cupcakes any day of the year.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 ½ cup milk chocolate chips
    • 3 T Irish whiskey
    • 1 ½ tsp. instant coffee
    • ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
    • 2 ¼ cups confectioners sugar
    • ¾ tsp. salt

    Instructions

    1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
    2. In a cup, combine whiskey and instant coffee and stir until dissolved. Set aside.
    3. In the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment (or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer), beat butter until smooth. Add confectioner’s sugar and salt and beat until well combined.
    4. Add whiskey mixture and melted chocolate to sugar mixture and beat until frosting is light and fluffy.
    • Category: Dessert, Frosting

    Keywords: Irish chocolate frosting, chocolate frosting, milk chocolate frosting, Irish whiskey, St. Patrick's Day dessert

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    Comments

    1. Teal

      November 05, 2016 at 1:57 pm

      The chocolate and amount thereof is missing from the ingredient list for this recipe. Please supply this info - it sounds like a really great frosting recipe, and I'd like to be able to make it.

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      • Allison

        November 06, 2016 at 8:43 am

        Hi Teal! Good catch! Thank you for letting me know, and my apologies for forgetting to include that key ingredient! The recipe in the post has been updated to include the chocolate (1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips). I LOVE this frosting recipe, and I do hope that you'll give it a try!

        xx Allison

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    2. Bernice

      February 22, 2015 at 10:35 pm

      What a wonderful icing - great for St Patty's Day!

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