Everyone and their dog has been making these for St. Patty's Day on their blogs! They looked amazingly boozy and delicious. I mean what other way is there to celebrate St. Patty's day than with three different types of booze?!
I've come down with a horrible cold/allergy/flu after our crazy weekend of Sleeping Beauty. I blame it on the two day weekend. For some reason if I am doing something so intense and just stop cold turkey my body revolts and I get horribly sick... So we were blessed with a two day weekend and what happens? My body FREAKS out and gets sick sick sick... GREATTTTTT I still have 4 more beautiful shows of Sleeping Beauty to get through before the week layoff!!!! This better run it's course in ONE DAY...
I am going to distract myself by baking these boozy suzie cupcakes. They rock.
The cake is amazingly moist. The Guinness in the batter compliments the chocolate B-E-A-U-tifully. And they aren't too sweet.. JUST PERFECT.
They are filled with a drunken ganache, spiked with Irish Whiskey... Um.. YUM!
Then topped with an inebriated frosting, made with Baileys... double yum.
Cheers!
Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes
Recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 40 minutes | Bake Time: 17 minutes
For the Cupcakes:
1 cup Guinness stout
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup unsweetened Cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1½ teaspoons baking soda
¾ teaspoons salt
2 eggs
2/3 cup sour creamFor the Whiskey Ganache Filling:
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons Irish whiskeyFor the Baileys Frosting:
2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
5 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons Baileys Irish Cream1. To Make the Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 cupcake cups with liners. Bring the Guinness and butter to a simmer in a heavy, medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the cocoa powder and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a large bowl to combine. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sour cream on medium speed until combined. Add the Guinness-chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and beat just to combine. Reduce the speed to low, add the flour mixture and beat briefly. Using a rubber spatula, fold the batter until completely combined. Divide the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake until a thin knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Cool the cupcakes on a rack.
3. To Make the Whiskey Ganache 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. Let the ganache cool until thick but still soft enough to be piped.
4. To Fill the Cupcakes: Using a 1-inch round cookie cutter (or the bottom of a large decorating tip), cut the centers out of the cooled cupcakes, going about two-thirds of the way down. Transfer the ganache to a piping back with a wide tip and fill the holes in each cupcake to the top.
5. To Make the Baileys Frosting: Using the whisk attachment of a stand mixer, whip the butter on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Reduce the speed to medium-low and gradually add the powdered sugar until all of it is incorporated. Add the Baileys, increase the speed to medium-high and whip for another 2 to 3 minutes, until it is light and fluffy.
6. Using your favorite decorating tip, or an offset spatula, frost the cupcakes and decorate with sprinkles, if desired. Store the cupcakes in an airtight container.
Take out the center
Top with Baileys Buttercream
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