For St Patty's Day - Black and Tan Cupcakes

Just in time for St Patrick's Day -- well.. I made these last weekend for a birthday party and they are YUMMY, I digress...  Just in time for St Patty's day ~ Cupcakes made with Guinness and the icing made with Guinness.  The even look like mini "cups" of Guinness.  They are perfectly chocolaty, moist, not too sweet and very flavourful.

These where the birthday cupcakes for the weekend.

The ingredients...   Notice that BIG can of Guinness.

There it is....   The rest went into a belly, and it wasn't mine.

Melt the butter and add the Guinness, heat until it comes to a boil.

As usual, I strayed from the recipe and did it my way...

Sift the cocoa and whisk the sugar.

Add the heated butter mix, then the sour cream.

Add the dry.

Mix, just until combined.

And voila, here you have the finished cupcake.   Yes, very much worth it!   Kids didn't love it, which is ok, that meant more for the adults.

The Guinness added so much flavour.  Not your typical chocolate cupcake.

Black & Tan Cupcakes

1/2 cup butter
1 cup Guinness or other dark stout
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
1 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Guinness frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4-1/3 cup Guinness

In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the Guinness over medium heat; remove from heat, pour into a bowl and whisk in sugar and cocoa. Whisk in the sour cream, eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking soda and salt just until blended. Divide the batter between paper-lined cupcake tins and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 20-25 minutes, until tops are springy to the touch.

To make the frosting, beat the butter, confectioners’ sugar and Guinness until you have a spreadable frosting. Wait until the cupcakes have cooled completely before frosting.

Recipe taken from The Family Kitchen   (Thanks Christa for posting this on your FB page and giving me the idea to make these in the first place.)