Name: Irish Cocktail Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®) - 1 cup; Unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces - 9 tablespoons; Dark brown sugar - 2 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¾ cup; Sour cream - ¾ cup; Eggs - 2; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking soda - 2 ½ teaspoons; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 1 stick; Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®), or more to taste - 2 tablespoons; Irish whiskey (such as Jameson®), or to taste - 2 teaspoons; Confectioners' sugar - 3 cups

Ingredients for - Irish Cocktail Cupcakes

1. Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®) 1 cup

2. Unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces 9 tablespoons

3. Dark brown sugar 2 cups

4. Unsweetened cocoa powder ¾ cup

5. Sour cream ¾ cup

6. Eggs 2

7. Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon

8. All-purpose flour 2 cups

9. Baking soda 2 ½ teaspoons

10. Unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 stick

11. Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®), or more to taste 2 tablespoons

12. Irish whiskey (such as Jameson®), or to taste 2 teaspoons

13. Confectioners' sugar 3 cups

How to cook deliciously - Irish Cocktail Cupcakes

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

2 . Stage

Combine stout beer and butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Heat until butter melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in brown sugar and cocoa.

3 . Stage

Whisk sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl; pour into the saucepan and mix until a smooth batter forms.

4 . Stage

Stir flour and baking soda together. Fold into the batter. Divide batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

6 . Stage

Make frosting while the cupcakes cool. Place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in Irish cream and whiskey on low speed. Gradually spoon in confectioners' sugar, mixing on low speed until frosting is smooth and creamy.

7 . Stage

Spread frosting over cupcakes.