11557 Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes 50 mins 25 mins 24 cupcakes Thu Mar 13 04:11:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 11:00:04 -0700 2008 American Licensed http://www.chow.com/recipes/11557 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:00:04 GMT Cupcakes for grown-ups Stout gives these chocolate cupcakes a distinctive flavor. I love cooking with beer, and that’s no exception when it comes to desserts. Of all beers, Guinness is the perfect one for desserts because of its distinct chocolate and coffee notes. Pairing it with actual chocolate is the obvious choice. These cupcakes are light in texture, but heavy in the chocolate department. The white cream cheese icing reminds me of the creamy white head that Guinness is famous for.

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  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the Guinness, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Mix in the sour cream.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, and baking soda. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet Guinness mixture.
  • Butter 24 muffin tins and divide the batter among the muffin tins.
  • Bake 25 minutes, until risen and set in the middle but still soft and tender. Cool before turning out of the tins.
    • Make the frosting:
    1. Beat the cream cheese in a bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the heavy cream. Slowly mix in the confectioners’ sugar.
    2. Top each cupcake with a heap of frosting and dust with cocoa.
    ]]>     http://www.chow.com Dave Lieberman 54 Sweet/Dessert 1 (12-ounce) bottle Guinness stout

    ]]>     1/2 cup milk

    ]]>     1/2 cup vegetable oil

    ]]>     292 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

    ]]>     3 large eggs

    ]]>     3/4 cup sour cream

    ]]>     3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa, plus more for garnish

    ]]>     298 2 cups sugar

    ]]>     2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

    ]]>     1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

    ]]>     For the frosting::

    ]]>     1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

    ]]>     1/3 cup heavy cream

    ]]>     1 pound confectioners’ sugar**

    ]]>     Cocoa powder, for dusting

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