Drunken Cupcake

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DO NOT make these for your children. They contain UN-COOKED whiskey and baileys.

DRUNKEN CUPCAKE
a variation of the Irish car bomb cupcake

Ingredients: 

Cupcakes
1/2 cup Guinness (or other stout)
1/2 cup butter (melted)
3/8 cup (aka 1/4 and 1/8 cups) cocoa powder
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/8 cup (aka 1/4 and 1/8 cups) cup sour cream

Ganache
3 1/2 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon Jameson whiskey (or other whiskey)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
2 tablespoons Baileys (or other Irish cream liquor)


Directions:

CUPCAKES:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F)
Melt the butter (on the stovetop or in the microwave)
Add Guinness and cocoa powder and stir to combine well
In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda
Stir in egg and sour cream
Add chocolate mixture and stir well
Place cupcake papers in the muffin tin
Spoon the mixture into lined cupcake tin to fill about 3/4 full (you'll have enough for 12 cupcakes)

Bake for 17 minutes
Remove from oven and allow to cool fully

GANACHE:
Gently heat cream on the stovetop or in the microwave
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 Jameson whiskey
Allow to cool until thick (semi-solid)
Spoon into a pastry bag or plastic bag

FROSTING: 
Pour all ingredients into a bowl
Using a spatula (or electric mixer, if you're into that kind of thing) mix until very well combined
Spoon into a pastry bag or plastic bag and chill until ready to use

ASSEMBLY: 
After the cupcakes have cooled, use a small spoon or melon baller to scoop out the centers
Save centers to make small caps to put back on cupcake after you fill it. (you can skip this step if you choose)
Pipe in ganache to fill (but try not to have them overflowing)

 
Cut section you scooped out so you have a small cap to cover ganache. Place on top of cupcake (you can skip this step if you choose)

Pipe a small amount of icing onto the top - it's very sweet so you will not need much.