Beer Cupcakes (Yes Really !)

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Not as bizarre as it sounds, Guinness (or dark german ale) is great in dishes. Haven't tried it yet but sure plan to. When the men say "get me a beer" you can hand them a cupcake :) Found this on a bigcity blog, and the comments were raves.

by MarraMamba·published 2007-10-24

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Dessert

Servings

12 cupcakes

Total time

40 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

566 kcal

Ingredients (13)

serves

1 cup Guinness stout
1/2 cup unsalted butterbutter
1 tablespoon unsalted butterbutter
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups dark brown sugardark-brown-sugar
3/4 cup sour creamsour-cream
2 eggsegg
1 tablespoon vanilla extractvanilla-extract
2 cups flourflour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking sodabaking-soda
8 ounces cream cheesecream-cheese
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugarsugar
1/3 cup milkmilk

Instructions (4 steps)

01Preheat oven to 350°F; butter a muffin tin.
02Combine the Guinness and the butter, chopped into 1-inch chunks, in a large sauce pan, and heat to melt the butter. Remove from heat, and whisk in the cocoa and sugar. In a bowl, whisk the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla, then add to the beer mixture. Sift together the flour and baking soda, and fold into the batter. Pour into muffin molds and bake for 25 minutes, or until inserted cake tester comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, remove from muffin tin, and cool completely on a rack.

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