With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to test out my recipe for Guinness Cupcakes with Baileys Frosting before the big day to make sure it didn’t need any tweaking.
Guinness cupcakes are chocolate cupcakes that use a dark stout to enhance the flavor.
To keep with the theme, I decided to also make Bailey’s frosting.
Ingredients (makes 24 cupcakes)
Guinness Cupcakes:
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 oz bottle of Guinness (or any other dark stout) – if your bottle is more than this, just measure out 12 oz
- 1 (4 oz) stick of butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sour cream
Baileys Frosting:
- 2 (4 oz) sticks of butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 8 cups powdered (confectioners) sugar
