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Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • First, make Cupcakes:
  • Preheat oven to 350 F and line 24 cupcake cups with liners
  • Bring the Guinness and butter to a simmer over med heat
  • Add the cocoa powder and whisk until the mixture is smooth
  • Remove from heat and cool slightly
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt
  • Beat the eggs and sour cream on medium speed with electric mixer until combined and fluffy.
  • Add the Guinness-chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and beat just to combine.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture and beat on slow speed only slightly; using a rubber spatula, fold the batter until completely combined.
  • Divide the batter among the cupcake liners.
  • Bake for 17 minutes
  • Cool the cupcakes on a wire rack
  • While the cupcakes are cooling: make the filling:
  • Finely chop the chocolate and transfer it to a heatproof bowl.
  • Heat the cream until simmering and pour it over the chocolate.
  • Let it sit for one minute and then, using a rubber spatula, stir it from the center outward until smooth.
  • Add the butter and whiskey and stir until combined.
  • Allow it to cool a bit
  • Fill the Cupcakes:
  • Using the bottom of a large decorating tip or a teaspoon measuring spoon, remove the centers out of the cooled cupcakes (be sure not to cut through teh entire cupcake
  • Pipe or gently spoon in the filling. Replace the removed cake pieces if desired
  • Make Frosting:
  • Using a hand mixer: whip the butter until fluffy
  • Reduce the speed and gradually add the powdered sugar until all of it is incorporated.
  • Add the Baileys whip for another few minutes, until it is light and fluffy.
  • Pipe the frosting over the cupcakes and decorate with mint, sprinkles, or chocolate shavings.

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