Chocolate Stout Cuppies with Irish Whiskey Buttercream Frosting

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Chocolate Stout Cuppies with Irish Whiskey Buttercream Frosting

March 15, 2011 by Sara

The springtime inspires me to get back into baking.. and of course, who doesn’t love St. Patty’s Day?! Ever since I saw this recipe on my Facebook feed, I knew I had to make them. I actually made the cuppies pretty much verbatim, so I’ll simply include a link with the photos.. I did use olive oil in place of canola (didn’t have any canola on hand), but it worked out nicely! Check it out! Super deliciousness awaits you… This recipe made about 5 dozen mini cuppies – and I baked at 350°F for 15 minutes.

Chef Chloe’s recipe – NOM NOM!

I did, however, tweak the frosting recipe a bit..so here’s my frosting recipe:

Ingredients:

1 C Earth Balance Vegan Butter, lightly softened
4.5-5 C sifted powdered sugar (I put in 3 C as the original recipe called for, but then added about 1.5-2 C more..didn’t measure it, but added until it was the right consistency)

4 TBSP Irish Whiskey

2 TBSP Coconut Milk Beverage

1 TBSP vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Dump all ingredients into a mixer. Mix until smooth and delicious – adjusting moisture level as needed.
2. Taste for quality control, and frost cooled cuppies.

Happy Baking!

Posted in Desserts | Tagged Beer, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Holiday, Quick & Easy, St. Patty's, Vegan, Whiskey | 3 Comments

3 Responses

on March 22, 2011 at 3:02 am | Reply Will

I made these today, a little late for St. Patrick’s Day but they still turned out great. I did end up with extra frosting so I will need to bake more cupcakes…I guess I need another beer. Thanks for the recipe Sara!
on March 25, 2011 at 1:48 am | Reply Anna

I love these cupcakes, but I ussually use a vanilla stout from brekenridge brewery. I’ve been told that breakenridge doesn’t use isinglass (something made from fish bladder) to filter the beer. Guiness uses the isinglass, plus I never like the taste.
- on March 28, 2011 at 4:07 pm | Reply Sara
  
  Yeah, I’ve heard conflicting responses regarding the use of Isinglass in Guinness – some sources say they do, some say they don’t (and it seems to vary on production location). I’ll have to keep my peepers peeled for Breakenridge next time!! Thanks Anna