Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

{this photo taken by my fab friend, Angry Julie. We like to call it a "Twilight" cupcake shot. If you can tell me why, you're a girl after my own heart!}

When I was creating my fabric menus for St. Patrick's Day, I wanted another dessert to accompany the Rhubarb Pie. I decided to make the "greenest" cupcakes I could think of! What is more Irish than stout, whiskey and cream? Wrapped up in a cupcake? YUM. 

Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

makes 24 large, or a whole lotta minis

Ingredients

Cucpakes

1 German Chocolate cake mix

1 1/4 cup Guinness (or other stout beer)

1/3 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

Ganache

3.5 oz bittersweet chocolate

1/3 cup heavy cream

1 TBSP butter

1 tsp Jameson Irish whiskey

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar

1 cup butter (at room temperature)

1/4 cup Baileys Irish Cream liquor

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill muffin tin with cupcake liners.

In a bowl, prepare the cake mix according to box directions.

Just replace water with beer!

Fill tins about 3/4 full

Bake for 15-17 minutes

Remove from oven and allow to cool completely

While cupcakes are cooling, make the Ganache

In a small saucepan, gently heat cream on the stovetop

Add chocolate and let sit for a few moments.

Stir gently until chocolate is melted and combined with the cream

Mix in butter, vanilla, and Jamesons

Remove from heat and allow to cool until semi-solid

Spoon into a pastry or plastic bag

While Ganache is cooling, make the frosting

Mix all ingredients with an electic mixer until well combined

Spoon into a pastry bag or plastic bag and chill until ready to use.

Time to assemble the cupcakes!

After the cupcakes have cooled, use a small spoon or melon baller to scoop out the centers

Fill the hollow with the ganache

Pipe icing onto the top and ENJOY!

Try and keep yourself from eating them all right on the spot.

Be sure and share to avoid a cupcake hangover ;-)

*It would be good to note, that these do contain alcohol that is not cooked off, in both the ganache and the frosting, so they are best saved for adults only!*

Other St. Patrick's Day posts you might be interested in:

Fabric Menu tutorial

Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes)

Irish Soda Bread