Guinness Cup Cakes
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By Mark Juhnke in Recipes Published: Monday, 15 March 10 - 02:11 PM (GMT -06:00) Last Updated: Monday, 15 March 10 - 02:18 PM (GMT -06:00) |
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Nothing better than cooking with beer, especially good beer. Rich dark stout is one of my favorites. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day I have for you a great recipe for Guinness Cups Cakes to have with your Irish Coffee for dessert. Guinness is the perfect beer for desserts because of its distinct chocolate and coffee Flavors. These cupcakes are light in texture, but heavy in the chocolate department. The white cream cheese icing reminds me of the creamy white head that Guinness is famous for. Stray away from the green beer and go to the original Irish beer of Guinness for St. Patrick’s Day.
Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes Recipe
TIME/SERVINGS
Total: 50 mins
Active: 25 mins
Makes: 24 cupcakes, Cause you got to feed your friends.
INGREDIENTS
1 (12-ounce) bottle Guinness stout
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa, plus more for garnish
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
For the frosting:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 pound confectioners’ sugar
Cocoa powder, for dusting
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the Guinness, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Mix in the sour cream.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, and baking soda. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet Guinness mixture.
- Butter 24 muffin tins and divide the batter among the muffin tins.
- Bake 25 minutes, until risen and set in the middle but still soft and tender. Cool before turning out of the tins.
Make the frosting:
- Beat the cream cheese in a bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the heavy cream. Slowly mix in the confectioners’ sugar.
- Top each cupcake with a heap of frosting and dust with cocoa.
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