Guinness Beer Cupcakes
These Guinness beer cupcakes topped with creamy, luscious spiked buttercream frosting are the perfect treat for the beer lover in your life!
Servings: 18 cupcakes
Calories: 503kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 cup Guinness beer
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cups sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking soda
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips
Buttercream
- 2 cups unsalted butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5-6 tbsp Guinness beer
- 5-6 cups powdered sugar
- chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
Make the cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Pour the beer into a pot set to medium heat. Add the butter and stir until completely melted. Remove the pot from the heat, and whisk in the cocoa powder and sugar, and set aside.
- Mix together the sour cream, eggs and vanilla in a bowl until fully combined. Add the egg mixture to the beer and combine well. Add the flour and baking soda and whisk together. Add the mini chocolate chips, if using.
- Pour the batter into a muffin tin lined with muffin liners, and bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes, or until fully cooked. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack and cool completely.
Make the buttercream
- Place the butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and beer and mix until combined.
- Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, then beat for 2-3 minutes. Place the buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a large, star-shaped (#2D) piping tip.
- Pipe a swirl of buttercream onto each cupcake, decorate with chocolate sprinkles and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 72.3g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 23.1g | Saturated Fat: 14.5g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 58.3g | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg