Best Kahlua Buttercream Frosting or Irish Cream Buttercream Frosting
This Kahlua buttercream frosting is the ultimate dessert accompaniment. Rich, creamy and perfect with any dessert from frosting delicious cupcakes, layered cakes, as well as between macaron shells. Make it with or without chocolate, add a dash of espresso. No matter what time of the year this frosting is always the ultimate treat.
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One buttercream recipe with many different flavors.
I believe in using tools that help simplify the cake decorating process. By now you must have seen this recipe – one buttercream recipe with many different buttercream flavors. In that, I shared how you can create many different flavors from just one simple basic recipe. And it includes all American buttercream, Swiss meringue buttercream or Italian meringue buttercream.
When do I use it? Well, when I have my velvet American buttercream frosting already made and I don’t mind that it has meringue powder in it then I just use some flavor ingredient in that recipe and create a new flavor. For example, add 1/2 cup Kahlua to 4 cups of already prepared buttercream frosting.
Why make from scratch?
However, making a flavored buttercream from scratch has the advantage that you can control the amount of liquid which means you can control the consistency of the buttercream.
So, the next time you want to make a delicious Kahlua buttercream to pipe pretty swirls on a cupcake or cake make it from scratch using this recipe. This one has the perfect consistency you need to pipe swirls, or borders around a cake.
This is my Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Kahlua Buttercream. If you love a light and airy cake with a rich decadent buttercream cake then this is it. With or without Kahlua this cake is a luxury. Kahlua just takes it to a whole new level. It honestly, is impossible to stop at just one slice. You can get the cake recipe here
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Recipe – Best Kahlua Buttercream Frosting or Baileys Buttercream Frosting (Save/Pin)
Useful Tips and Tools
- If you bake often, it would be a good idea to invest in a cake mixer. Because often we try to mix by hand and then we are too tired to give it enough creaming or mixing. So if you are making this buttercream go head and remove that K-Mix or Kitchen Aid from your kitchen cabinet. You don’t have to buy an expensive stand mixer, a simple hand mixer works great too.
- For buttercream mixing always use a paddle attachment so you do not incorporate too much air into the buttercream. Some recipes, however, such as meringue buttercreams, require the use of the whisk attachments.
- Having said that, a simple Bowl, whisk and Spatula with a little extra elbow grease will do too.
- Personally, I believe in weighing ingredients by weight, which makes my kitchen scaleone of the most valuable items when baking. The same goes for mymeasuring cups and measuring spoons. It’s always a good idea to have these handy and use them when baking rather than trying to guess measurements.
- After the buttercream is prepared always keep it sealed well in the fridge. This will prevent any odor from the other foods to attach itself to the buttercream. Therefore, I place my buttercream in a stainless steel storage (we try to avoid using plastic in our home). And I also cover the top surface of the buttercream with cling wrap.
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Ingredients
- Unsalted butter – 250 grams (1 cup or 2 sticks)
- Powdered sugar/confectioners sugar – 500 gram (4 cups)
- Kahlua – 1/2 cup (120 ml)
- Chocolate – semi-sweet – 200 grams / 8 oz
- Vanilla extract – 2 tsp
Method
- Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or double boiler – set aside to cool.
- Cream the butter with Kahlua and vanilla
- Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy.
- Lastly, combine the cooled melted chocolate.
- Tip – to prevent the chocolate from seizing add a little buttercream to the chocolate – fold well. Then combine both the mixtures together. This will ensure a smooth buttercream
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Enough to frost 12 cupcakes or an 2 x 8-inch cake
Chocolate Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
- 228 grams Unsalted Butter
- 500 grams Powdered sugar/confectioners sugar
- 120 ml Kahlua Or Irish Cream
- 200 grams Chocolate - semi-sweet (dark or white chocolate)
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Vanilla Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
- 228 grams Unsalted Butter
- 500 grams Powdered sugar/confectioners sugar - 500 gram
- 120 ml Kahlua or Irish Cream
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
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Instructions
Chocolate Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
- Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or double boiler - set aside to cool.
- Cream the butter with Kahlua and vanilla
- Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy.
- Lastly, combine the cooled melted chocolate.
- Tip - to prevent the chocolate from seizing add a little buttercream to the chocolate - fold well. Then combine both the mixtures together. This will ensure a smooth buttercream
Vanilla Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
- Cream the butter with Kahlua and vanilla
- Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy.
Recipe Notes
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Marisa Fanca
The cake is almost too pretty to cut! I do prefer homemade frosting to the boughten kind. There is a huge difference in taste and texture. When I make a cake from scratch I like to take the time to put on a special frosting. This kahlua frosting would be the star versus the cake. But that’s okay. It’s like wearing spectacular jewelry — the dress is forgotten. I’ve already pinned this recipe.
Veena Azmanov
Absolutely, Marisa. Homemade frosting takes very little time so if you take the trouble to bake the cake, homemade frosting is always the best way to go.
Gloria
This looks awesome. Love the flavours…and your cake looks perfect. I always use buttercream when I decorate cakes and cupcakes. So easy to make, and great to work with. Much quicker than Swiss meringue, and easier to make too.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Gloria. yes, this is sure much quicker than Swiss Meringue
Denise
I don’t know how you come up with such delicious ideas for cakes?! I love Kahlua flavored everything but buttercream is really taking it to the next level!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Denise. Me too. Love Kahula everything.
Jolina
This looks so decadent! I’m a little wary of American buttercream to be honest, I always end up putting too much confectioner’s sugar to get the consistency I want. I default to Swiss meringue I have more success with it for some reason. I can imagine it will be amazing flavoured with Kahlua. I might give this a try though, I can imagine the dark chocolate would cut through the sweetness. And I bet this would be perfect with chocolate cake!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Jolina. yes, Swiss meringue is my favorite buttercream too but when I want something quick and easy. This is it.