Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

Hello lovelies! For St. Patrick's Day I made some Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes. For those who don't know, an Irish Car Bomb is a shot of Jameson (or whiskey) and a shot of Bailey's dropped into a pint of Guinness and chugged. Sounds classy, right? Okay maybe not so much, but I promise these boozy little delights are the epitome of class and alcohol. 

As a side note: I don't really like the name of  the drink/cupcakes. I feel like it is insensitive for people who actually had to live in fear of riots and car bombs.

Anyway, back to the food:

Here's some step-by-step photos so you can see what each of the stages look like. Enjoy, my little foodies xx

CUPCAKES

Bring butter and Guinness to a simmer

Have your curious pet watch your every move.

Whisk cocoa powder into Guinness butter.

Get a large bowl for the eggs and sour cream. Everything else is added to it.

Beat eggs and sour cream together.

Fold ingredients to completely combine.

Divvy batter.

Pop them in the oven for 20 minutes.

GANACHE

After the hot cream and chocolate sit for a minute, stir it til smooth; then add butter and whiskey.

TA DA! Ganache.

Make truffles with any leftover ganache.

Cut out the centers of cooled cupcakes. Go about 2/3rds the way down.

Fill cupcakes with ganache

FROSTING

Whipped butter.

Bailey's frosting is complete.

Fill a piping bag and frost away.

Decorate however you see fit :)

 I literally tried each part of these cupcakes separately and I'm pretty sure I was getting tipsy from it. (I was non vegan for the latter half of the day). Everything was so delicious that they must taste amazing together.

Take lots of pictures and may the luck of the Irish be with you!

IRISH CAR BOMB CUPCAKE RECIPE

Guinness cupcakes with a Jameson whiskey ganache center and topped with a Baileys Irish Cream frosting.

yield: 24 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:

Guinness Cupcakes:
1 cup Guinness stout
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1½ teaspoons baking soda
¾ teaspoons salt
2 eggs
2/3 cup sour cream

Jameson Ganache Filling:
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons Jameson

Baileys Frosting:
1 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
2.5 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons Bailey's Irish Cream

DIRECTIONS:

To Make the Cupcakes: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line 24 cupcake cups with liners. 
2. Bring the Guinness and butter to a simmer in a heavy, medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the cocoa powder and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
3. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a large bowl to combine. Set aside.
4. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sour cream on medium speed until combined. 
5. Add the Guinness-chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and beat just to combine. Reduce the speed to low, add the flour mixture and beat briefly. Using a rubber spatula, fold the batter until completely combined. 
6. Divvy the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake for about 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes on a rack.

To Make the Whiskey Ganache Filling: 

1. Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a heatproof bowl. 
2. Heat the cream until simmering and pour it over the chocolate. Let it sit for one minute and then, using a rubber spatula, stir it from the center outward until smooth. 
3. Add the butter and whiskey and stir until combined. Let the ganache cool until thick but still soft enough to be piped.
4. Using a the bottom of a large decorating tip, cut the centers out of the cooled cupcakes and fill  with ganache.

To Make the Bailey's Frosting: 
(Ingredients can be doubled for a higher icing peak)

1. Whip the butter on medium-high speed for 5 minutes until creamy and fluffy.
2. Reduce the speed to medium-low and gradually add the powdered sugar until all of it is incorporated. 
3. Add the Baileys, increase the speed to medium-high and whip for another 2 to 3 minutes, until it is light and fluffy.

Adapted from Brown Eyed Baker

I would love to see any pictures or stories if you guys make these! They're actually super easy, I promise xx

love always, 

xo