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Guinness Cupcakes

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Guinness Cupcakes

Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:35 pm
by megDC
Holiday dessert anyone.....

Guinness Chocolate Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cupcake:
1/2 cup Guinness
1 stick butter
1 T brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1 egg
1/3 cup sour cream

Directions:
Simmer Guinness, butter, brown sugar in a saucepan until melted. Add cocoa and whisk until smooth. Remove from burner and cool slightly. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix egg and sour cream. Add cocoa mixture and beat briefly. Add flour mixture and beat briefly. Pour into lined cupcake pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting:
4 oz room temp cream cheese
1/2 stick room temp butter
1/2 lb confectioner's sugar
1/2 t vanilla

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together by hand. Once blended, whip with an electric mixer until fluffy.

Re: Guinness Cupcakes

Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:03 pm
by brewinhard
WOW! Those sound delicious! I'm sure they would be a hit at any beer blast!

Re: Guinness Cupcakes

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:26 am
by livefreebrewfree
Hmmmm. I am thinking I might try this with my Chocolate Mint Oatmeal Stout that is in primary right now. That recipe looks awesomely tasty!

EDIT: It's only .5 lbs of instant oatmeal so I guess I shouldn't really call it an Oatmeal Stout.

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