Name: Baileys Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe by Anika Banerjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 3/4 cups sugar; 1 cup hot water; 1 cup unsalted butter melted; 1/2 cup baileys Irish cream; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; For the icing:; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1/2 cup baileys Irish cream; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Ingredients Serving: 10

2 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup hot water
1 cup unsalted butter melted
1/2 cup baileys Irish cream
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
For the icing:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup baileys Irish cream
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200º F, then grease the cake tin with butter and dust with cocoa powder
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, coffee powder, baking soda and salt
Pour boiling water and melted butter over mixture and mix until everything is just incorporated.
Beat in baileys, then eggs ﴾one at a time﴿, then stir in vanilla essence
Pour mixture into the cake tin and bake for 18‐20 minutes until done
Start icing by whisking together butter, cocoa powder and Baileys in a large saucepan over medium‐high heat
Bring mixture to a boil, then remove from heat and add powdered sugar
Remove cake from oven and pour icing over the top while still warm
Let it cool, then slice and serve! :)

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