Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting

These mini Guinness chocolate cupcakes with Bailey's frosting are light, moist, and decadent — the perfect dessert for a St. Patrick's Day celebration.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 132 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness® Extra Stout), room temperature
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 cups butter, softened
• 0.75 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.6666667461395 cups white sugar
• 1.25 cups butter
• 3.5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 0.25 cup Irish cream liqueur (such as Bailey's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spread frosting over cooled cupcakes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 66 mini muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Step 3

Make the cupcakes: Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until smooth. Stir in beer and vanilla extract. Remove from the heat and let cool, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 4

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Mix in sugar. Add beer mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Add eggs, stirring until well incorporated. Spoon batter into the prepared mini-muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 10 to 11 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Step 6

Meanwhile, make the frosting: Beat confectioners' sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add Irish cream liqueur, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until light, fluffy, and white in color, about 10 minutes.