Chocolate Cupcakes With Bailey'S Creme Frosting

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 2/3 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (optional)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys(R))
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 drops green food coloring (optional)
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
3. Whisk together 2 1/2 cups flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl until thoroughly mixed.
4. Beat in white sugar, 2/3 cup butter, water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and eggs to make a smooth batter.
5. Place chocolate chips into a bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons flour until the chips are coated; fold chocolate chips into the batter.
6. Divide batter between the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 2/3 full.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
8. While cupcakes are cooling, beat 1 cup butter, Irish cream liqueur, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and green food coloring with an electric mixer in a large bowl until mixture is smooth, thick, and evenly colored.
9. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting is desired consistency. Beat in more confectioners' sugar to make a stiffer frosting.
10. Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/220446/chocolate-cupcakes-with-baileys-creme-frosting/ (may not work)