For dinner I'm making Beef in Guinness, mashed potatoes, and mini walnut soda breads. For dessert I am making the famous (or infamous) Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes, or Drunken Cupcakes as they are called by my friends.
The recipe from Smitten Kitten makes chocolate, Guinness cupcakes with Jameson's whiskey ganache and Bailey's frosting - hence the Irish Car Bomb, which if you haven't experienced one is a shot of Jameson's and Bailey's dropped into Guinness then chugged before the Bailey's can curdle.
The cupcake recipe only calls for a cup of Guinness, so be prepared to drink the rest of the can/bottle. Also, I don't know how anyone can cook with Bailey's without sampling some for themselves, so the baking experience is a party in and of itself.
The ganache (dangerously chocolaty stuff - shown above) is poured into wells cut into the tops of the cupcakes.
I tried to be artistic and make shamrocks with the frosting but then the tip of my piping bag broke and oozing frosting forced me to take a more practical approach.
These cupcakes are amazing. They are moist and filled with chocolaty goodness. Plus they are full of alcohol - and that's always a plus in baked goods.
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