Guinness Cupcakes with Sweet Cream Chocolate Frosting

Name: Guinness Cupcakes with Sweet Cream Chocolate Frosting
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cupcakes Ingredients; 1 C butter; 2/3 C hershey cocoa; 2 C sugar (split); 1 tsp sea salt; 2 cups flour; 1 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/4 C Guinness; 2 eggs; Frosting Ingredients; 1 C sweet cream butter (unsalted, softened); 1/4 C hershey cocoa; 2 C powder sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; 3-4 T heavy whipping cream.; Directions for frosting:; in a standing mixer (combine all ingredients and mix on low.); If mixer starts to look like rocks (add a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream.); mix until stiff peaks form.; if to then add 1/2 C powder sugar.; Frost cupcakes

March 3, 2016 Kelly Stilwell 20 Comments

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These Guinness Cupcakes with sweet cream chocolate frosting are to die for, and such an easy recipe to make! Not one for the kids as they are made with everyone’s favorite Irish beer, but such a perfect dessert for that adult St. Patrick’s Day Party! Start your gathering with these mouthwatering 4 ingredient Guinness Ribs! Seriously, I used to buy this sauce until someone told me how easy it is to make it. You will keep a jar in your fridge at all times! You might also like this round up of St. Patrick’s Day appetizers! Enjoy!

Guinness Cupcakes

Cupcakes Ingredients

1 C butter
2/3 C hershey cocoa
2 C sugar, split
1 tsp sea salt
2 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 C Guinness
2 eggs

Cupcake Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake liners with shamrock themed cupcake papers.
Heat the butter, Guinness, cocoa and sugar in a small sauce pan and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Set aside.
Medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients, flour, sugar, soda, salt, and the cooled Guinness mixer and mix on medium speed for a minute or until combined.

add eggs and mix more until incorporated
Divide batter evenly into the liners and bake for 21 minutes.

Chocolate frosting ingredients

1 C sweet cream butter, unsalted, softened
1/4 C hershey cocoa
2 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-4 T heavy whipping cream

Directions for frosting:

in a standing mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on low.
If mixer starts to look like rocks, add a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream.
mix until stiff peaks form.
if to then add 1/2 C powdered sugar.
Frost cupcakes

4.67 from 6 votes

Guinness Cupcakes with Sweet Cream Chocolate Frosting

Prep Time

25 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

50 mins

These Guinness Cupcakes with sweet cream chocolate frosting are to die for, and such an easy recipe to make! Not one for the kids as they are made with everyone's favorite Irish beer, but such a perfect dessert for that adult St. Patrick's Day Party!

Course: Dessert

Servings: 12

Author: Amber Blackburn

Ingredients

Cupcakes Ingredients
1 C butter
2/3 C hershey cocoa
2 C sugar split
1 tsp sea salt
2 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 C Guinness
2 eggs
Frosting Ingredients
1 C sweet cream butter unsalted, softened
1/4 C hershey cocoa
2 C powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-4 T heavy whipping cream.
Directions for frosting:
in a standing mixer combine all ingredients and mix on low.
If mixer starts to look like rocks add a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream.
mix until stiff peaks form.
if to then add 1/2 C powder sugar.
Frost cupcakes

Instructions

Cupcake Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake liners with shamrock themed cupcake papers.
Heat the butter, Guinness, cocoa and sugar in a small sauce pan and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Set aside.
Medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients, flour, sugar, soda, salt, and the cooled Guinness mixer and mix on medium speed for a minute or until combined.
add eggs and mix more until incorporated
Divide batter evenly into the liners and bake for 21 minutes.
Chocolate frosting ingredients
Frosting Directions
in a standing mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on low.
If mixer starts to look like rocks, add a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream.
mix until stiff peaks form.
if to then add 1/2 C powder sugar.
Frost cupcakes

Looking for more St. Patrick’s Day desserts? Check out this round up of 26 St. Pat’s Day Desserts!

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