Chocolate Guinness, Whiskey, and Bailey's Cupcakes
 
 
A popular drink, turned dessert.
Category: Dessert
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
  • 1 cup Guinness or other stout beer (Trader Joe's sells a good one)
  • ½ lb (two sticks) unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅔ cup sour cream
Whiskey Ganache Filling
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream
  • 2 Tbsp butter, softened
  • 1 Tbsp Irish whiskey
Frosting
  • 8 oz (1 package) cream cheese
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar
  • ⅓ cup Bailey's or other Irish cream liqueur
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners and set aside.
  2. In a small saucepan, combine the cup of beer and the butter. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir in cocoa powder and mix until smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
  3. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl. In a larger bowl, whisk or beat eggs and sour cream until incorporated. Pour in chocolate/beer mixture and whisk to combine. Add the flour mixture and stir or beat to incorporate.
  4. Divide batter evenly among prepared cupcake liners, filling each ⅔ to ¾ full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and tops spring back lightly when touched.
  5. While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the filling. Put the chocolate in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream to a simmer. Pour over the chocolate and let sit for one minute, then stir until melted and smooth. Stir in butter and whiskey.
  6. To make the frosting, beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until fluffy, about two minutes. Add the butter and beat for another minute. Gradually add the powdered sugar a few tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the Bailey's and beat until combined.
  7. Use a paring knife to hollow out small circles in the middle of each cupcake. Fill each middle with the chocolate-whiskey mixture. Using a piping bag, decoratively frost each cupcake.
Notes
If spreading the frosting on the cupcakes rather than piping it, you can halve the frosting recipe.
Recipe by Baked In at https://www.baked-in.com/2013/03/12/chocolate-guinness-whiskey-and-baileys-cupcakes/