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How to Make Guinness Cupcakes with Guinness Frosting - A Step-by-Step Guide

Guinness cupcakes with Guinness frosting are the perfect treat for St. Patrick's Day or any time you want to indulge in a rich, decadent dessert. These moist and flavorful cupcakes are infused with the deep, malty flavor of Guinness stout, and topped with a creamy and delicious Guinness-infused frosting. If you're a fan of the iconic Irish beer, you'll love these cupcakes.

Whether you're planning a St. Patrick's Day celebration or just want to whip up a special dessert for friends and...

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Ingredients

  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, or more to taste
  • ¼ cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup cream cheese, softened
  • 2 ½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
  • Servings: 24
  • Yield: 24 cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins or line cups with paper liners.
  • Whisk stout beer, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until evenly blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in sour cream. Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Gradually mix the flour mixture ingredients into the beer mixture.
  • Spoon cupcake batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes are risen and set in the middle but still soft and tender, about 25 minutes. Cool in the tins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Whisk cocoa powder and stout beer together in a bowl. Beat in butter and cream cheese using an electric mixer until well combined. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting has desired sweetness. Spread or pipe frosting onto cooked cupcakes.

    • Nutrition

    298 cal.

    • Total Fat: 13g
    • Saturated Fat: 6g
    • Cholesterol: 42mg
    • Sodium: 136mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 43g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 30g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 30mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 103mg

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    St patrick's day recipes
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