Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Bailey's Irish Cream Cheese Frosting
Absolutely, you heard it correctly—these cupcakes feature a splash of ale in the batter and a delightful addition of Bailey's in the frosting! It’s fair to label these as adult-friendly treats, and trust me, they are simply divine!
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Ingredients
- 5.5 oz 1/3 less fat Philly Cream Cheese
- 1 cup flour
- 7 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup stout
- 4 oz unsweetened apple sauce
- 1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tbsp canola oil
- cooking spray
- 4 tsp Bailey's Irish Cream
- 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, blend all the ingredients for the frosting using an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy and well-combined.
- 2
Place the frosting in the refrigerator until you are ready to frost the cupcakes.
- 3
Set your oven temperature to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a cupcake pan by lining it with 12 cupcake liners and lightly misting them with cooking spray to prevent the cupcakes from sticking.
- 4
In a large mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients: sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.
- 5
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (starting from the egg and ending with the canola oil) until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
- 6
Gradually incorporate the sifted dry ingredients into the wet mixture using a mixer, mixing just until everything is combined.
- 7
Distribute the batter evenly among the cupcake liners and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
- 8
Let the cupcakes cool completely before applying the frosting.