This Baileys Chocolate Sheet Cake is a deliciously decadent chocolate cake. It’s moist, rich cake is packed with delicious Baileys flavor. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or summer picnics! This cake feeds a crowd!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I know, I know…..I’m a little late sharing this cake. After all, St. Patrick’s Day is TODAY and I’m not leaving you with much time to make it. But. The good news is it’s super easy to whip up, it bakes quickly, and if you don’t get to it today…..it would be equally amazing anytime!
But before we get to the specifics of this cake, I can’t help but reminisce a little about that time we had two pugs. In a different life. Before kids. Jorden had fallen in love with pugs somewhere along the line and somehow convinced me to drive to a breeder about an hour away to look at some pug puppies. Now. I’ve never been much of a dog person (I was deathly afraid of them as a child) so I was not *quite* as excited about this idea as he was.
But. Have you ever seen pug puppies? They’re seriously CUTE. And, as you might guess, we (or should I say I) fell in love and we went home with one that night. End of story! I instantly went from a non-dog person to a puppy mom. And I loved Oscar. A lot.
There were sometimes, though, that I loved him a little less. And one of those times is forever burned in my brain. I had just made the most amazing homemade brownies…..and he somehow got ahold of a ziploc bag of them and ate. them. ALL! The telltale sign? The chewed-up bag with approximately 2.2 chocolate crumbs left in it. Which, of course, meant a trip to the emergency vet clinic, a couple runs around the block at a ridiculous hour, and all the worry that goes along with your dog devouring chocolate!
Well, the good news is that Oscar was totally fine. And so was I…..once I let go of the brownies. But to this day, anytime I’m baking with cocoa powder, I’m reminded of that crazy day (and that crazy time in our lives!) No more pugs for us….which means we can make all there chocolatey treats we want!
As of right now, the ONLY chocolatey treat I want is this Baileys Chocolate Sheet Cake. It’s clearly packed with chocolatey goodness, but what you can’t see is the Baileys that infuses the cake batter AND the icing. The end result is rich, chocolatey, and deliciously BOOZY. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or any time you need something AMAZING! Happy St. Paddy’s Day, my friends!
You might also enjoy…
- Baileys Chocolate Mousse
- Baileys Chocolate Chip Dip
- Baileys Mocha Cheesecake Cups
- Mudslide Parfaits
- Chocolate Pudding Cake
- Chocolate Eclair Cake
- Baileys Chocolate Mint Pudding Parfaits
Baileys Chocolate Sheet Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- dash of salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup Baileys Irish Cream
- 2 eggs
- For Icing:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 6 Tablespoons Baileys Irish Cream
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
- In a saucepan, bring butter, cocoa, and water to a boil.
- Pour over dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add Baileys and eggs. Stir until completely mixed.
- Pour mixture into greased and floured rimmed baking pan (11×17 inches).
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Start preparing icing 5 minutes before cake is done.
For icing:
- Melt butter, cocoa powder, and Baileys in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring.
- Remove from heat and stir in 2 cups powdered sugar.
- Spread over hot cake.
- Cool, cut, and enjoy!
Nutrition
For more great recipes using Bailey’s, try my Bailey’s Chocolate Mint Milkshake or Bailey’s Chocolate Mousse!
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This cake looks delicious !!!! Perfect really! Can I just say Tippy ate a pack of Orbit gum this Summer? At times, fatal for dogs – just all around not good! $1500 emergency vet clinic and 2 days in the vets? He’s fine. Lesson learned! No gum for us anymore! Happy St Patrick’s Day! This beats green jello ????????????
Oh NO!!! Sounds like our Oscar! Darn dogs…..always keeping us on our toes. Hope you had a wonderful St. Patty’s Day!
Talk about one moist delicious looking cake WOW. Think had better stay away from that delicious puppy.
I happen to love Baileys also. Did you make up that recipe? Can’t drink alcohol any more due to meds, bummer.
Our dog ate some Subway choc chip cookies few years ago, didn’t seem to have any adverse effect on her. She was a mini black cocker spaniel. We put cookies up in high pocket above passenger seat of semi truck cab and she still got them. Talk about determined, have no idea how she got up there to get bag out of pocket. Glad she didn’t eat oatmeal/raisin as those could have been worse for her, heard raisins are very bad for dogs. Had to be careful what we put in trash as she got into it all the time. Had to put trash up on top bunk when hubs got different truck.
Have great weekend.
I totally want a pug, they’re so cute!! This cake. OMG. I just can’t even. Why aren’t you my neighbor???
For so many reasons, WHY AM I NOT YOUR NEIGHBOR??! xo
You had me at Baileys… and again at cake… and chocolate. I need this.
Haha – right, Holly?! You really can’t go wrong with this one 😉
Is sater supposed to be water?
Yes….sorry, Colleen!! :/
Yes I am also wondering what ‘sater’ is? I tried looking it up, and nothing is a cooking ingredient that is spelled like that. I was thinking it was a typo, and should have been ‘water’?
Water is mentioned in the directions so, yes, sater = water.
Oops! Fixed now 🙂
Oh goodness – sorry, Joy! It’s supposed to be water! (typo – sorry)
olá o que é Baileys?? posso substituir por alguma outra coisa???
aguardo uma resposta, adoraria fazer este bolo. obrigado!
Bailey’s é uma bebida alcólica um pouco doce. Tem côr de café com leite. É delicioso.
Is 400 the correct baking temp?
Just found and made this for a Sunday St Paddy’s Day get together with friends. It was easy to make, looks wonderful and we can’t wait to taste.
How did it come out? I’m making as I type! Is 400 degrees the correct temp?
Could this be made gluten free? Is Bailey’s gluten free do you know? I LOVED Bailey’s pre celiac diagnosis
I believe Baileys is gf, and this recipe could definitely be made gf with the right flour substitution!
I am savoring every bite of this delicious cake! Still slightly warm with a glass of ice cold milk!! Love it!!! thanks for a great recipe!!
Hola buenas noches que quiere decir 2 c, de harina gracias.
Okay. To clarify we wait to cool the cake before we ice it.. I know. Terrible question.
This cake was DELICIOUS! I made it for a friend at work (who loves Bailey’s) and they said it was the best cake they ever ate. Thank you Cathy!
I love hearing this! Thanks, Kecia!
Not even sure where to start with this one…chocolate, Bailey’s, …pretty much the best things on earth.
Do you think this cake would freeze well?
I made this as a birthday cake for a friend last night. Served it sliced individually on plates so he could blow out his candle Covid safe! OMG! What a fabulous recipe. Total win for the night. Moist, dense, so sweet, but interestingly, not overwhelmingly “Baileys”. I was so surprised at the construction of the cake, i.e. adding all the wet to all the dry, boiling the butter,choc, water(!); the whole thing was a learning experience. But, what an outcome. Icing was perfect as well: smooth, glossy. Served it with a dollop of cream. Thank you so much for this great recipe.
Great to hear it was fabulous! Thank you!
A recipe would be nice. Where is it?
There’s a recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Room Temp storage or fridge? Thanks!
This can be stored at room temperature!