Delicious cupcakes inspired by popular Irish cocktails, made with chocolate and Guinness sponge and special fillings and icing: menthol, whiskey, and Baileys
Servings 20mini cupcakes
Prep Time 40 minutesmins
Cook Time 15 minutesmins
Total Time 55 minutesmins
Ingredients
CAKE BATTER
140gflour
80mlGuinness
2eggs
100gwhite sugar
100gdark chocolate
100gunsalted butter
IRISH BOMB FILLING
2tspwhiskey
100gchocolate
5tbspmilk
2tspunsalted butter
1tspsugar
IRISH BOMB ICING
50mlBaileys or Irish Cream
1tspvanilla sugar or extract
85gunsalted butter
180gicing sugar
GRASSHOPPER FILLING
50gwhite chocolate
50mlmint liquer or creme de menthe
1tbspsugar
1tspunsalted butter
2-3tbspmilk
GRASSHOPPER ICING
2tbspmint liqueur or creme de menthe
150gicing sugar
100gbutter
green food colouringoptional
Instructions
Prepare Cupcake Batter: Whisk eggs until frothy, gradually add sugar, mix in melted butter, gently incorporate flour and Guinness, fold in melted chocolate.
Baking St. Patrick’s Cupcakes: Insert paper liners into cupcake tray, fill liners halfway with batter, bake at 200°C for 15 minutes, check with a wooden stick for doneness.
Prepare Cupcakes for Filling: Scoop out a portion from the center of each cupcake or make a round cut, fill with desired filling.
Irish Bomb Filling: Combine chocolate, butter, cream, and sugar in a pan, heat until melted and smooth, add whisked egg, stir and cool slightly, spoon filling into cupcakes.
Irish Bomb Icing: Mix softened butter, icing sugar, Bailey’s or Irish Cream, and vanilla sugar until smooth and creamy, transfer to piping bag, pipe onto cupcakes.
Grasshopper Filling: Melt chocolate and butter, stir in sugar, remove from heat, add mint liqueur or creme de menthe, spoon filling into cupcakes.
Grasshopper Icing: Follow the same preparation method as for the Irish Bomb cupcakes.
Notes
The calorie counts provided are approximate and may vary based on factors such as specific ingredient brands and variations in preparation methods.Each Irish Bomb cupcake contains approximately 345 calories, while each Grasshopper cupcake has approximately 315 calories.