Baileys Irish Cream Mousse Filling
If you love Baileys Irish Cream, you are going to love this luscious filling for your cakes and cupcakes! We especially love it in our Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Cake.
With just a few ingredients, this Irish Cream Mousse filling can be whipped up in no time- it is so good that it could be a dessert all by itself.
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How to Make Baileys Irish Cream Mousse Filling
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- I love the balance of flavors in this "mousse", with it's thick and creamy consistency. Like many of our mousse fillings, this Irish Cream version's secret ingredient is instant vanilla pudding. When whipped up with heavy cream, and with the addition of the Irish cream, it is amazing!
- I prefer to use a hand mixer for this filling, but you could also use a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or even whisk by hand.
- Combine the dry pudding mix, heavy cream and Baileys Irish Cream in a mixing bow (using a chilled glass bowl & beaters will speed up the mixing time!)
- Begin on low speed until everything is well combined. Then, increase speed and mix until the mixture is thick.
- Refrigerate the Irish Cream Filling until ready to use. Cakes with this filling should be refrigerated until 1 to 2 hours before serving as the whipped cream makes this a perishable filling. If you are making the filling in advance, it should be fine in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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We hope that you enjoy this amazing Baileys Mousse Filling! If you try it, we'd love to hear what you think!
Baileys Irish Cream Mousse Filling
Easy and delicious Baileys Irish Cream Mousse Filling for Cakes and Cupcakes!
Ingredients
- 1 small box instant Vanilla pudding (3.4 oz) (96g) we used Jello Brand pudding
- 1 ¾ (406g) heavy cream or whipping cream
- ¼ cup Baileys Irish Cream
Instructions
- Chilling the bowl and beaters will shorten the mixing time. Use a hand mixer a stand mixer with whisk attachment, or you can whisk by hand.
- Combine the dry pudding mix, heavy cream and Baileys Irish Cream in a mixing bowl.
- Begin on low speed until everything is well combined. Increase speed and mix until the mixture is thick.If mixing by hand, simply whisk rapidly for a couple of minutes or until mixture is thick.
- Refrigerate until ready to use. Cakes with this filling should be refrigerated until 1 to 2 hours before serving.If you are making the filling in advance, I think it would be fine refrigerated 5 days.
OMGosh! Sounds delish! :-)
Can I use chocolate pudding instead? ????
Hi Chenelle, yes this will work with whatever flavor of instant pudding you like!
Is this filling stable to use in hot climates?
Hi Kristina, This recipe is perishable because of the heavy cream. The cake should be refrigerated until and hour or so before serving, depending on the temperature of the room.
Would you frost the cake with a buttercream or something different to go with the mousse filling?
Hi Cassie, We used Irish Cream Buttercream for our Baileys Irish Cream Cake, link below
Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Cake
If making cupcakes how many will this recipe fill?
Hi Sheila, the amount can vary depending on how much filling you put into each, but I would say around 24.
Could you use this in a Boston Cream Pie?
Hi Staci, yes if you wanted to do a twist on a Boston Cream Pie, this would work ;0) - It is very similar to the filling in our cake mix version of Boston Cream Pie, which has the vanilla pudding/cream filling.
https://www.mycakeschool.com/boston-cream-pie-from-cake-mix/