Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes
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Serves: 9 Large Cupcakes
 
A spooky Halloween Chocolate Guinness Cupcake, Irish Whiskey Ganache, and Baileys Buttercream Frosting.
Ingredients
  • Guinness Cupcakes:
  • ¾ Cups Flour
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • ¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ Teaspoon Salt
  • ¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
  • ½ Cup Butter (Salted) - Room Temp or melted
  • ¾ Cup Guinness
  • 1 Egg
  • ⅓ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • For Whiskey Ganache:
  • 1 Cup Chocolate Chips - I used Dark Chocolate
  • ¼ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • ½ Tablespoon Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Whiskey - I used Jameson
  • For Buttercream Frosting:
  • 5 Tablespoons Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Baileys - Or another Coffee Liquor
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • ¼ Teaspoon Salt
  • 1-2+ Cups Powdered Sugar. (Depending on how firm you want the frosting you may need to add more sugar.)
Instructions
  1. Guinness Cupcakes:
  2. Heat Oven to 350
  3. Mix together dry ingredients in large bowl.
  4. In Separate Bowl add butter, then soften. Add in the rest of the wet ingredients and mix.
  5. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and combine until the batter is moistened all round. (it may be slightly lumpy.)
  6. Grease your cupcake pan and coat with cocoa powder. (Or use liners)
  7. Pour in Batter and Bake until the centers hold their shape. (or toothpick comes out clean)
  8. For large Cupcakes 15-18 Minutes
  9. Note: The alcohol cooks out of the cupcakes.
  10. Let Cool
  11. For Whiskey Ganache:
  12. Heat the ingredients over low heat stirring continuously with a spatula until just melted. Remove From Heat. Keep mixing until smooth.
  13. Note: The whiskey DOES NOT cook out all the way. This works without it (Or Coffee is a tasty sub too)
  14. Pour Over cooled Cupcakes and pop into fridge until firm. (About 10 Minutes)
  15. If you want a ganache center don't forget to poke a small hole in the cupcake halfway through!
  16. For Buttercream Frosting:
  17. Beat the butter until fluffy then add in Baileys (Or Coffee/Extra Cream), Vanilla, Salt, and 1 Cup of Powdered Sugar. Take off of mixer and add in ¼ cup of sugar at a time until it's to the consistency of your liking.
  18. Decorate!
  19. YUM.
Recipe by Romancing The Onion at https://www.romancingtheonion.com/chocolate-guinness-cupcakes/