Chocolate Chip Irish Cream Cake

Dense and moist with a fluffy interior and a crunchy exterior, Chocolate Chip Irish Cream Cake is a decadent dessert! This chocolate chip loaf cake, made with a large pour of Irish Cream liqueur and finished with an Irish Cream Glaze, is the perfect sweet treat. Makes 1 loaf.

Love St. Patrick’s Day desserts? Be sure to check out Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Baileys Frosting, Chocolate Guinness Milkshakes with Irish Whiskey Cream and Irish Cream Biscuits with Boozy Chocolate Gravy!

While I love mixing drinks and baking with booze and sipping an occasional beer or cocktail, I sometimes fear y’all are going to think I’m a lush.

And yet, with St. Patrick’s Day looming, I couldn’t help myself with a few more booze-tastic recipes. #sorrynotsorry

However, this Chocolate Chip Irish Cream Pound Cake was a total shot in the dark.

Why I love this recipe:

My mom and I made this together after surveying my liquor cabinet and discovering Irish Cream there.

Shockingly, this cake turned out perfectly the first time. (Please note that baking perfection on the first go-round never happens for me. That night, we should’ve celebrated because this probably won’t happen again for a long while.)

So we gobbled it up, then we made it again for pictures.

The only bad thing about this cake is that it’s not kid-friendly.

While the Irish Cream bakes out of the batter, the cake is topped with an Irish Cream Glaze, which is definitely boozy.

So if you want to give this to kiddos, I advise skipping the glaze or simply mixing it with milk instead of the Irish Cream.

But if you’re attending an adults-only party, drizzle this bad boy with the Irish Cream and call it a lovely day.

Other festive St. Patrick’s Day recipes to make: St. Patrick’s Day Party Food | Mint Chip Guinness Beer Float | Mashed Potato Beef Hand Pies | Guinness Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting Drizzle | Salted Caramel Guinness Float

Need more St. Patrick’s Day inspiration? Head on over to my St. Patrick’s Day recipe index for more ideas.

What you need to make a Chocolate Chip Irish Cream Cake

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• Loaf pan
• Nonstick cooking spray
• A large bowl for mixing
• Rubber spatula

Here’s what you need:

• Unsalted butter — this is the main fat in our cake. You can pull it straight out of the fridge, as we’ll melt it before combining it with the sugar.
• Granulated sugar — also known as white sugar, this is the sweetener for our Baileys Irish Cream Cake.
• Eggs — I use large eggs. It’s important that they are at room temperature. They act a binder, and there is no replacement.
• Irish Cream — we always keep Bailey’s in our liquor cabinet, but you can definitely make homemade Irish Cream liqueur
• All-purpose flour — we keep unbleached AP flour on hand, but the regular ‘ol AP flour works, too. I have not tried this with a gluten free flour blend and do not recommend that.
• Baking powder — this is our leavener. Make sure yours is fresh.
• Kosher salt — I use a medium-grain kosher salt, but you could use a similarly sized sea salt, too. I do not recommend table salt.
• Dark chocolate chips — but you could use bittersweet or semisweet, too! Regular-sized or mini chocolate chips both work.
• Powdered sugar — also known as confectioner’s sugar, this is what makes our glaze sweet!
• Green sprinkling sugar — because it’s fun to decorate with! You could also use sprinkles, if desired.

How to make this Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake with Irish Cream

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray, and set aside.

You may line this loaf pan with parchment paper, too, to assist in lifting the cake out of the pan.

Mix the wet ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Combine the slightly cooled butter and sugar. Whisk until combined and smooth.

Crack the eggs into a smaller dish, then add them into the butter/sugar mixture.

Stir in the Irish Cream, as well.

Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Measure in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, kosher salt and chocolate chips. Whisk until combined, then set aside.

Combine the ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.

Pour the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan, and transfer to the oven.

Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Remove from the oven, and let cool in the pan.

Make the Irish Cream Glaze

While the Irish Cream Cake cools, measure the powdered sugar into a smaller glass bowl. Add the pinch of salt, and pour in the Irish Cream.

Whisk (or whip together using a hand mixer or stand mixer) until smooth, and set aside.

Decorate the Loaf Cake

When the cake has cooled completely, drizzle the glaze over it.

Garnish with green sprinkling sugar or sprinkles before cutting into slices.

Enjoy!

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