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Individual Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes

Individual Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes

These Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes are inspired by Irish coffee, a classic coffee drink made with whipped cream and Irish whiskey. The coffee drink will warm you up on a cold night and this dessert, served warm, will do the same.

Chocolate pudding cakes are wonderful desserts that are …

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Individual Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes

These Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes are inspired by Irish coffee, a classic coffee drink made with whipped cream and Irish whiskey. The coffee drink will warm you up on a cold night and this dessert, served warm, will do the same.

Chocolate pudding cakes are wonderful desserts that are perfect for treating yourself on a lazy night in. They’re delicious and easy to make, with a two-part batter that bakes into a separate cake and sauce in one dish in the oven. Pudding cakes are often baked in large casserole dishes and are simply spooned out to serve. This casual presentation means that, while they’re certainly indulgent, they’re rarely anyone’s top choice for an elegant dinner party dessert. One way to give your pudding cakes a visual upgrade is to bake them in ramekins and turn one large casserole into decadent individual portions.

The Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes start with a chocolate batter that uses cocoa powder for a deep, bittersweet chocolate flavor and a generous dose of instant espresso. The cake batter comes together very easily and is portioned into ramekins. Next, each portion if batter is topped with a topping that sinks beneath the cake and turns into a saucy “pudding” during baking.  I describe the sauce ingredients as a “topping” in the recipe below because the ingredients are not mixed together before they are added to the ramekins. Instead, they are simply added to the top of each cake (like a “topping”) and become a sauce as the cake bakes. The sauce includes a dose of Irish whiskey for each dessert and you’ll get a subtle hint of it in each serving, though this has much, much less alcohol per serving than the coffee cocktail does. Serve the pudding cakes warm for best results.

The pudding cakes will be nicely puffed when they come out of the oven but, like a souffle, they will fall as they cool. The steam in the airy cake keeps the cake rising high while it is in the oven, however the whole dessert is so moist (there is a pudding layer under there!) that it simply sinks slightly as it cools. You’ll still get the lovely layers of cake and sauce in every bite, however. I like to serve mine plain, but you can use the sunken cake to your advantage by filling the depression with a dollop of whipped cream or a small scoop of ice cream before serving.

Individual Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes

Individual Irish Coffee Chocolate Pudding Cakes
Cake
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp instant espresso powder
or 1 tbsp instant coffee powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk

Topping
6 tbsp brown sugar
6 tsp (3 tbsp) unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tbsp Irish whiskey
3/4 cup hot coffee

Preheat oven to 350F. Place 6 8-oz ramekins on a baking sheet.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in cocoa powder, instant espresso powder and vanilla extract until ingredients are well-combined. Stir in half of the flour mixture, followed by the milk. Stir in remaining flour mixture. Divide mixture evenly into prepared ramekins.
Top each ramekin with 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp Irish whisky and 2 tbsp hot coffee. Do not mix.
Place tray with ramekins in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, until the tops of the puddings are set and the sauce is bubbling slightly around the edges of the ramekins.
Allow puddings to cool for at least 5-10 minutes before serving.

Serves 6.

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Bailey’s Irish Cream Mug Brownie.

This bailey’s Irish cream mug brownie is decadent, fudgy and the perfect single serving! Whisk your ingredients in a mug, drizzle in your Irish cream, cook for 60 seconds then serve with ice cream. YUM. Your weekend treat is here! This Bailey’s mug brownie is the perfect little treat to enjoy for the next week. […]

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This bailey’s Irish cream mug brownie is decadent, fudgy and the perfect single serving! Whisk your ingredients in a mug, drizzle in your Irish cream, cook for 60 seconds then serve with ice cream. YUM.

Your weekend treat is here!

bailey's irish cream mug brownie

This Bailey’s mug brownie is the perfect little treat to enjoy for the next week. Let’s celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with all the Irish cream! This one minute personal mug brownie is rich and decadent and most importantly, the perfect size. A single serving! 

When it’s topped with vanilla ice cream, it’s the ideal indulgent dessert that you can make in a minute. An actual minute! 

brownie mix in a mug

Okay, a little more than a minute but not MUCH more. 

brownie batter in a mug

I am generally against mug cakes… it’s so rare that one is GOOD. you know? I’ve made a few decent mug muffins, but when it comes to brownies or cookies or cake, I’d rather just make the real thing.

Back in 2020, I decided to make us a quick treat one night. You know, when we were in the thick of things. This mug brownie was born and back then, we topped them with Jeni’s brambleberry crisp ice cream. Oh my gosh – the combo is FABULOUS. I can’t recommend it enough. 

Top a warm brownie with any variety of berry ice cream and you.will.love.it. 

brownie batter in a mug

Today though, we’re making a Bailey’s version.

I’ve always had an affinity for Bailey’s. Even as a kid, I just thought it smelled so delicious when my mom would serve it to the adults on holidays. And then once I could drink it, I fell in love. 

It’s excellent in coffee, sure. But I love it on ice or better yet, in just about anything. I’ve even made my own Irish cream liqueur before

P.S. it’s pretty easy. You should try. 

bailey's irish cream mug brownie

For this mug brownie, all the liquid is Bailey’s. Yes. YUM. If you don’t want to use Bailey’s or want to make this for your kids, just use milk in its place! I’ve switched it out successfully many times and it’s very easy and of course, tastes amazing. 

bailey's irish cream mug brownie

The rest is so easy. Flour, sugar, cocoa powder, melted butter or vegetable oil, vanilla extract and salt. Chocolate chips for that gooey, melty chocolate.

Super simple and classic for the richest, fudgiest mug brownie there is.  (more…)

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