St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

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You Will Need (9 things)

Steps (13 steps, 60 minutes)

1. 1

   1: Get All The Ingredients

   1 ½ cups (12 ounces) Guinness Stout
   1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter
   1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Valrhona)
   2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
   3 cups sugar
   1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
   3/4 teaspoons salt
   3 eggs
   2/3 cups sour cream

2. 2

   2: Preheat oven to 350°F

3. 3

   3: line Your Cupcake Tin

4. 4

   4: Bring stout and butter to simmer in heavy saucepan over medium heat.

5. 5

   5: Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.

6. 6

   6:Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in large bowl to blend.

7. 7

   7: In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment (or with an electric mixer), beat eggs and sour cream to blend.

8. 8

   8: Add cooled stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat until combined.

9. 9

   9: Add flour mixture and mix on slow speed until just combined.

10. 10

    10: Let batter rest for 15 minutes then Fill cupcake liners up

11. 11

    11:Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean. I made mini cupcakes and these take from 12-14 min to bake. For regular size about 17-20 min

12. 12

    12: Let Cool and Frost With Irish Cream buttercream when completely cooled and top with festive decoration

    Recipe For Frosting
    4 tablespoons unsalted butter
    4 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
    1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    6 ounces cream cheese

13. 13

    1: Cream butter and cream cheese together for 3 min
    2: Add Vanilla
    3: Slowly add sifted confectioner's sugar
    4: slowly add the Irish Cream. place in pasty bag and frost