Every guy I've ever met who had Irish in his blood loves chocolate. He loves all chocolate in its many varieties:cookie, cakes, mousse, pie, brownies, blondies, bars...The list is endless. This Irish version of a simple brownie bite is sure to please every Irish Man in your life. Trust me...I know these things.
I used the cocktail recipe, Lucky Irishman, as the inspiration for these little bits of heaven. It's a cocktail made with Baileys and Irish whiskey (duh...). So, in true cocktail fashion, these are a 50/50 mix of those two alcohols in both the brownie and the frosting. A winning Irish combination, as you've seen here with Jacqueline's Chocolate Stout Cupcakes (with stout and chocolate) and my Luck o' the Irish Cupcakes.
There is one sneaky secret here: I used canned frosting. Yes, I know...How could I do such a thing? Well, I had this canned frosting, not knowing what to do with it. I wanted something easy to make, with booze. And, I knew I could zuzz it up to taste better...And, I DID!
Last little addition: half a Lindor dark truffle. I know...You thought the booze and brownie were enough. Again, I needed to do something with these truffles. I don't eat dark chocolate, but love to bake with it.
So, truffle meets brownie meets canned frosting meets Lucky Irishman. So gooooood...
St. Patrick would be proud!
I am sharing this recipe over at Cake of the Week as part of this month's Baking with Spirit Challenge: Irish Cream. Yeah...
