Guinness Cupcakes With Baileys Buttercream
Guinness Cupcakes: Rich chocolate cupcakes topped with boozy buttercream and a decadent caramel drizzle.
What could be better than a chocolate cupcake?
Nothing you say?
Wrong! The correct answer is a boozy chocolate cupcake!
These chocolate Guinness Cupcakes are SO soft and moist thanks to sour cream and 2 eggs.
Then I added Bailey’s Buttercream to my Guinness Cupcakes. If St. Patrick’s Day isn’t the prefect excuse for this decadent little creation I don’t know what is!
Indulge with me!
Delicious Guinness Cupcakes
- For the Guinness Cupcakes
- 1 Cup Guinness Beer
- 1 Cup Butter, Softened
- ¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 Cups White Sugar
- 1½ Teaspoons Baking Soda
- ¾ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- ⅔ Cup Sour Cream
- For the Bailey’s Buttercream
- ½ Cup Butter, Softened
- 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
- ¼-1/2 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream
- Caramel Sauce, For Garnish if Desired
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a medium sauce pan, melt butter. Add Guinness and simmer. Whisk in cocoa. Cool slightly.
- Pour into a large bowl. Stir in sugar, eggs, baking soda, vanilla, salt and sour cream.
- Then stir in flour a little at a time until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Fill cupcake liners ~2/3 of the way full. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For the Bailey's Buttercream
- Cream butter. Gradually add powdered sugar a little at a time. Alternate with Bailey's until you reach your desired consistency.
- Putting it All Together
- Pipe or spread cupcakes with buttercream. Drizzle with caramel sauce if desired.
Adapted via Baked Bree
Guinness Cupcakes Shopping Tips:
- Don’t have sour cream? Feel free to use plain greek yogurt instead.
- I used caramel ice cream topping for drizzling on top of my cupcakes.
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What do you think of these Guinness Cupcakes? What is your favorite St. Patrick’s Day drink or dessert?
