
The other day I was perusing some recipes on-line and came across one for Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey Irish Cream frosting and promptly decided that I just had to try it. Not that I'm a major beer fan or anything but the recipe just sounded really good and I figured that if tomato soup cake doesn't taste anything like tomato soup then chances are good that Guinness cupcakes wouldn't really taste all that much like Guinness - though the touch of Bailey's in the frosting is most definitely right up my alley!
I asked my boss if he could spare some Guinness (he is a major beer fan and I knew he'd have a bottle or two around) so he brought me in two the other day and then I went to the store and got the rest of the ingredients I was going to need to make the house smell really, really good while these cupcakes are baking!
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 cup Guinness
- 1 stick + 1 tbsp butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- Combine the Guinness and the butter, chopped into 1-inch chunks, in a large sauce pan and heat to melt the butter.
- Remove from heat and whisk in the cocoa and sugar.
- In a bowl, whisk the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla then add to the beer mixture.
- Sift together the flour and baking soda and fold into the batter.
- Pour into cupcake tins and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees or until inserted cake tester comes out clean.
- Let stand 10 minutes, remove from tins, and cool completely on a rack.
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons Bailey's Irish Cream
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Beat the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
- Add the Bailey's and half of the confectioner's sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add the second half of the sugar and beat until smooth.
I had Jamie hold one of each size so that you could see the difference and as you can see, that cupcake there on the left is most definitely man-size! Just think how big it would be if I were to have filled it with even more batter - cupcake heaven!!
As for the cupcakes themselves, they were absolutely yummy with a small taste of the Bailey's kicking in shortly after the first bite. Jamie declared them to be delicious though I will give two words of warning:
- Use caution should you decide to lick the beaters and the bowl!
- These are best eaten accompanied by a nice glass of cold milk!
I used to make Nigella Lawson's Guinness cake recipe and LOVE it! Not too sweet, moist and yummy. She uses a cream cheese frosting with that cake. And it is delish. So I know how yummy your cupcakes are...
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Oh dear Lord! Those look ridiculously yummy! I think I just gained 3 pounds looking at them!
ReplyDeleteoh.my.goodness. You have just made my day with this post. And Bailey's to boot? I'm in heaven.
ReplyDeleteCupcakes I can leave alone, but you had be at the Bailey's! ::thud::
ReplyDeleteBig hugs, honey...
Looking good and there is nothing wrong with baking too many cupcakes. Consider it a hobby that must be practiced often.
ReplyDeletei will have coffee with mine
ReplyDeleteI'm with Sarge - coffee and cupcakes - the coffee would neutralise the Guinness yeah? ;)
ReplyDeleteI'll be right over. I'll bring the milk.
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific day Linda. Big hug. :)
that is one big cupcake you got there
ReplyDeleteA zombie version? Yoiu need a lot of brains for that!
ReplyDelete*thud*
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xoxoxoxoxoxo
CupCAKES! Yum!
ReplyDeleteThey look delish!
ReplyDeletehmmm, wherefor do you get the liners for that big cupcake pan??
ReplyDeleteThose cupcakes look soooo delicious and I thank you for sharing the recipe with us:-) I love baking cupcakes and this is a new recipe I will definitely have to try, maybe the next time Corey comes home. Shawn hasn't been home in 2 years so I won't wait until he does to bake these! lol xoxo
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