Guinness Stout Beer Cupcakes with Black Currant Cordial Frosting
Light, fluffy cupcakes made with stout beer, and topped with a stout beer and creme de cassis frosting.
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 422kcal
Equipment
- cupcake pan
- cupcake liners
- stand or hand mixer
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
Cupcake
- 3 sticks butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt Diamond Crystal
- 1 cup Guinness
Frosting
- 2 sticks butter
- ¼ cup Guinness
- 2 tablespoons Creme de Cassis
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Cupcake
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Cream butter and sugar till very light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, incorporating after each.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the beer until both are fully incorporated.
- Fill cupcake liners most of the way to the top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting
- Cream butter till light and fluffy.
- Add beer and creme de cassis till well combined.
- Add powdered sugar.
- If the icing is too thick or stiff, add a bit more beer. If it's too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Once frosting is the desired consistency, top cooled cupcakes and serve!
Notes
You can pipe frosting using a Ziploc bag and cutting the corner off the bag. Only fill the bag about halfway with frosting, and fill the bag before cutting off the corner.
Nutrition
Calories: 422kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 314mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 638IU | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg