Irish car bomb recipe

Do you bake from scratch or a box? I'm a box baker, so I would use the WASC receipe and use Guiness as my liquid. Although I have read somewhere about reducing it first, by boiling the extra liquid out, so you're left with almost like a syrupy consistancy. Then I would do as you're saying and add Bailey's to a buttercream - as for how much, I'm not really sure. I would just do a little at a time until I got the flavor I wanted. You could also used Bailey's like a simple syrup is used, and put some directly onto the cake. Yum!

Irish Car Bomb recipes usually have Jameson Irish Whiskey too. It is usually added to a chocolate ganache filling. Epicurious has a great stout recipe. The icing made with Bailey's would complete the drink recipe. If no Jameson, it's really a chocolate stout cake with a Bailey's Frosting.

steffla, I never drink a drop, but I cook and bake like crazy with alcohol. The health inspector gets a big laugh when she sees my huge supply of spirits and liqueur right beside the flour and sugar. I am in the process of developing an Absinthe cupcake.

Not sure whether you gals realise that the name that has been chosen for this particular cake is REALLY offensive to people from the UK - and other places!

I know you will all say.... It's ONLY cake! but it is similar to calling something after 9/11

There is a thread on the BSGUK Forum.... talking about it .... and they are saying it is in VERY POOR TASTE!

I have to agree - surely it could be described/called something more 'politically correct' or at least treated with a little more 'sensitivity'!

I have said exactly the same thing when questions on the I.C.B. cake appeared before .....it is not a politically correct thing...it is just wrong....Imagine a question on the Twin Towers 911 cake....please all you imaginative bakers...come up with a new name!

Wow, I was thinking I was just being over-sensitive - but I'm glad to know I'm not alone! Isn't it the name of a drink, anyway? Sadly I doubt that name would get changed. And since the cake flavor gets its name from the drink...

Sad. Just sad. I hope it can be re-named, too.

Can someone post the recipe, please? I could'n find it in the recipe section.

Can someone post the recipe, please? I could'n find it in the recipe section.

On my site, it has the longest name... Chocolate Guiness Stout Cupcakes with Jameson Ganache and Bailey's Buttercream.

I choose not to use the real name, but that is how it is referenced. The drink is popular, but so is a kamikaze... siucide bomber killing a group of people. That is not going to change. We can just choose not to use it.

In the OP's defence, when I was getting recipes together to create my own recipe, I searched "Irish Car Bomb cupcakes". My million mile name would probably yield no results. If she did not reference it the way she did, I would probably skipped the question. If I named my cupcake "Irish Car Bomb", the name recognition would definitely bring more sales because the general public that drinks alcohol... and the most likely people to order that cupcake... would see the connection.

When referencing on the internet, the searches do not recognize "polite" or "politically correct". You must type in exactly what you are looking for.

Steffla, I have several cupcakes that will appeal to men as a novelty. The Absinthe recipe is one of them. Because it was banned in the US until recently, and is still monitored for its hallucinogenic effects, it creates the idea of it being taboo. Of all of my alcoholic offerings, this one is the most challenging. I create the syrup by going through the Absinthe ritual, spoon, sugar cube, flames and all. The problem is that it has a overwhelming licorice taste. And even though it is not as potent as the original, it will still make your lips numb. It makes for a good description, but I have to make it taste good too. I use top shelf alcohol in about 40% of the baked goods I offer. It takes the taste to a whole new level and the recipes get rave reviews. Also, it makes my cakes hard to copy and it sets mine apart. The customer can't actually taste the alcohol, but it is different. Last night I added Makers Mark to my pastry cream. It just took the flat, one-dimensional flavor, and strengthened the original flavor. If you want any suggestions, I will be happy to share.