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Piece of Bailey's coffee cake drizzled with Bailey's Irish Cream glaze on a plate.
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3.88 from 8 votes

Apple Irish Cream Cake

Dense, moist and delicious.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Irish
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 590kcal

Ingredients

Apple Cake

  • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup Irish Cream liqueur like Bailey's
  • 2 cups apples peeled and diced

Irish Cream Sauce

  • 2 cups cream 18%
  • 4 Tbsps sugar
  • 2 tablespoon corn starch
  • cup Irish Cream liqueur

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Beat butter and sugar til fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  • Stir in apples and liqueur.
  • Spray a 9 X 9 " baking pan or 9" Bundt pan. Pour mix into pan and bake 35-40 minutes.

Sauce

  • Mix sugar and cornstarch together.
  • Pour cream into a saucepan.
  • Use a couple of tablespoons of the cream to dissolve the sugar and cornstarch. Add mixture to the cream in saucepan.
  • Bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
  • Cook a few minutes further after it comes to a boil and starts to thicken. Stir in liqueur. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving jug.
  • Allow cake to cool when done. Drizzle cake with some cooled sauce. Cut into serving size pieces and serve with more sauce on the side.

Notes

This cake is delicious slightly warm. It will be warm if serving immediately, otherwise warm slightly in the microwave.

Nutrition

Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 357mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 1186IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg