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Crème Brulee Cupcakes ~ Crème brulee nested inside a chocolate cupcake- Wow. Forget death by chocolate, how about death by cupcake. This is a killer combination.

Creme Brulee Cupcakes

These babies were set to debut this week on the blog (as it is now) and at my girlfriend’s now cancelled wedding.  

I was so excited when I thought of these cupcakes, thinking I was so clever and original. Then I put my Crème Brulee Cupcake to the Google test for originality, I was quickly humbled. What I thought was an original idea, is not. If you type in Crème Brulee Cupcake, you’ll see it’s everywhere.

What you will also see is, most of these recipes fill the cupcake hole with Swiss or regular buttercream and then brulee it.

Well my friends, allow me to be a picky foodie for a moment, but that’s not my traditional understanding of crème brulee. I wanted the Real McCoy not burnt sugar on frosting. 

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Baileys Chocolate Pot De Creme

Baileys Chocolate Pot de Crème: Smooth, silky chocolate wrapped in some Baileys Irish Cream-I’ll take it!

A triple threat of dark chocolate, milk chocolate and Bailey’s, will have you melodically licking your spoon with every bite. 

Aside from the taste and having a prep time clocked at a mere 20 minutes, this is a make-ahead, no bake recipe that can proudly wear a “worthy” status at any 5-star restaurant. 

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