5.0 from 12 votes
Guinness Cupcakes
Guinness cupcakes are rich, intensely chocolate cupcakes. These moist, not-too-sweet cupcakes are perfect for St. Patrick's Day!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
43 mins
Servings: 21 cupcakes
Calories: 218 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American , Irish
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup Guinness Stout
- 2/3 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder sifted
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Cream Cheese frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease or line 21 standard muffin tin cups.
- Add butter, Guinness, cocoa powder, and brown sugar to a large saucepan.
- Cook over medium-low heat, whisking regularly, until the butter has melted and the mixture well-combined.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Add the cooled Guinness mixture to a large mixing bowl.
- Mix in the vanilla, eggs, and sour cream on medium for 2 minutes, or until smooth.
- Add the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt. Mix in just until combined.
- Divide the batter evenly amongst the prepared muffin tin cups.
- Bake in preheated oven for 18-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool to room temperature before frosting.
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Notes
- Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe. If you're using unsalted butter, increase the salt to 1 teaspoon.
- Dutch processed cocoa powder: I like to use Dutch-processed cocoa powder in this recipe because it's less bitter than unsweetened baking cocoa. The Guinness already has some bite to it, and bitter cocoa powder makes for more bitter cupcakes.
- Light brown sugar: I use light brown sugar to keep the brown sugar flavor milder. However, dark brown sugar will also work.
- Sour cream: I recommend full-fat sour cream. The fat helps to make the cupcakes moist.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cupcake
Calories
218kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
205mg
(9%)
Potassium
94mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
311IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.05mg
(0%)
Calcium
29mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 21cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 205mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 94mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 311IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.05mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.