Chocolate Stout Cupcakes
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!
I’m sitting here at the airport waiting on my flight and sadly I’m not wearing green. The girls and I are going out for drinks tonight and I’ll make sure to put on some green then. I don’t want any random people pinching me at the bar and no one better pinch me in the airport. Whoever came up with the whole pinching thing is not my favorite person. Since I have some time, I wanted to post a recipe that totally fits the holiday, Chocolate Stout cupcakes with vanilla stout frosting.
I made these a couple weeks ago for my dad. He loves stout beer and anything sweet. A couple years ago, I made a whiskey cupcake and it totally made me fall in love with alcohol infused desserts. Strawberry champagne cupcakes are next on my list. The stout beer cupcakes are a great gift for your dad or your boyfriend yourself. I loved these and I don’t even like stout beer. These cupcakes are super easy to make and a fun idea for a St. Patrick’s Day treat. The cake is so moist, chocolatey and the frosting is perfectly whipped!
Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Vanilla Stout Frosting
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
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Prepare your ingredients
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In an electric mixer, combine the sugar and butter until fluffy.
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Slowly mix in the eggs.
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Add unsweetend cocoa powder, salt and vanilla extract.
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Mix together the flour and the baking powder. Slowly add it to the batter on low speed.
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Slowly add in the stout beer.
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The batter should be semi-thick and lump free.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with cupcake liners. I spray the liners with cooking spray to make sure the cupcakes do not stick to the lining.
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Fill each cupcake liner with 1/4 cup of batter.
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This recipe makes 24 cupcakes.
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Bake 10-12 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean from the center.
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Mix the frosting ingredients together.
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Place the frosting in the refrigerator to chill.
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Remove the cupcake from the pan and allow them to cool completely before frosting.
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Add 2-3 tablespoons of frosting to the cupcakes.
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I added a sprinkle of cocoa powder and a clover on top for decorations.
- Enjoy!
In an electric mixer, combine the sugar and butter until fluffy.
Slowly mix in the eggs.
Add unsweetend cocoa powder, salt and vanilla extract.
Mix together the flour and the baking powder. Slowly add it to the batter on low speed.
Slowly add in the stout beer.
The batter should be semi-thick and lump free.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with cupcake liners. I spray the liners with cooking spray to make sure the cupcakes do not stick to the lining.
Fill each cupcake liner with 1/4 cup of batter.
This recipe makes 24 cupcakes.
Bake 10-12 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean from the center.
Mix the frosting ingredients together.
Place the frosting in the refrigerator to chill.
Bake 10-12 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean from the center.
Remove the cupcake from the pan and allow them to cool completely before frosting.
Add 2-3 tablespoons of frosting to the cupcakes.
I added a sprinkle of cocoa powder and a clover on top for decorations.
Enjoy:)
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This recipe is awesome Taralynn! I’ll definitely have to try those cupcakes out, I’m a fan of alcohol-infused desserts, too, especially if they’re chocolate 🙂 At work, my floor is having a St. Patty’s day potluck lunch so I made mashed potatoes with broccoli, cheese and bac-os. My mom used to make green (broccoli) mashed potatoes for us on St. Patty’s day when we were kids, so eating them reminds me of that! Safe travels today!!
ps: LOVE the clovers as decorations!! Great idea. I always gravitate towards sugary decorations, but this is adorable!
I actually had to go out and pick them lol
Thank you Nickie!!
You could probably make this same recipe and replace the stout with any type of alcohol 😀 I want to be at your potluck right now!! yum!!!
Love you Taralynn and your sense of humor. I caught the crossed out ‘boyfriend’/yourself joke and it made me laugh!! Glad to see you’ve still got your sense of humor. Hope your trip was fun & relaxing!!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Lol I’m glad that you caught that;) the trip was great and much needed! Xo
Yum! I totally agree with the pinching thing…so strange.
Lol seriously!
The clovers are such a cute idea! I love alcohol infused desserts, too. I think I’m going to try cupcakes made with Cupcake Vineyards Prosecco. I found it at a local store and fell in love.
Hope you had a great trip!
Oh yum! Let me know how that turns out. 🙂
Have a great St Patrick’s day!
Yum, I will be trying these out, and maybe even sharing with my boyfriend!
Enjoy 🙂
None of my business but did you break up with your boyfriend?
You’re such a cute girl, totally his LOSS if that’s the case!
lol Thank you Ana, and yes we did.
https://simplytaralynn.com/2016/03/03/running-hiking-some-life-changes/ mentioned here.
Sorry to hear about the breakup! Hopefully it was for your best self! It won’t let me click the link, although it is none of my business! 🙂 I love your blog…been following you for years!!
Thanks so much Kristi. It was all for the good:) xo
I made a strawberry champagne cake with strawberry buttercream for a birthday last year, it was one of the best things I’ve ever baked!
um recipe?!!? Would love it!
yummmm i love alcohol infused desserts too!! Pa-lease make the strawberry champagne cupcakes!! Ive never heard of this pinching thing! Good thing i wore a green shirt to work today hahaha
You’ve never heard of the pitching thing? What elementary school did you go to!?! lol Good thing you wore green for sure!!
The strawberry Champaign are on the list!
These look so yummy!
Happy St.Paddy’s day 🙂
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Thank you!:) Enjoy your day, Brooklyn! xo
These cupcakes look great. I think I’m going to make these and add baileys to the frosting.
I thought about doing that too and that would be amazing!!! Enjoy!
Those cupcakes look amazing! I made irish cream brownies,irish soda bread and corned beef and cabbage. It is my family’s favorite meal! Hope your St.Paddy’s day was fun!
omg that all sounds amazing!!!
I did nothing but travel home, watch the blindside, made a green salad and got some sleep!!:)
These look good and I don’t even like beer! I can’t wait for your Strawberry champagne cupcakes recipe! Strawberries AND champagne… sign me up!
I know right 😀
These look so yummy! My husband will love these!
I bet he will!