Irish Cocktail Cupcakes
Description
These chocolate and Guinness® cupcakes are topped with a frosting spiked with Irish cream and whiskey.
Ingredients
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1 cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
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9 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
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2 cups dark brown sugar
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3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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3/4 cup sour cream
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2 eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®), or more to taste
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2 teaspoons Irish whiskey (such as Jameson®), or to taste
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3 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
2
Combine stout beer and butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Heat until butter melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in brown sugar and cocoa.
3
Whisk sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl; pour into the saucepan and mix until a smooth batter forms.
4
Stir flour and baking soda together. Fold into the batter. Divide batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
6
Make frosting while the cupcakes cool. Place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in Irish cream and whiskey on low speed. Gradually spoon in confectioners' sugar, mixing on low speed until frosting is smooth and creamy.
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Spread frosting over cupcakes.