Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes. Cupcake trumps shots every day of the week for me! To replicate the drink, I baked up Guinness chocolate cupcakes, filled them with a Jameson whiskey chocolate ganache, and topped them with a Baileys Irish Cream-spiked version of my favorite vanilla buttercream frosting. Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes are made of Guinness cake, Jameson Whiskey chocolate ganache and Bailey's buttercream frosting—the perfect St.

Rich chocolate Guinness cupcakes with decadent whiskey ganache and buttery Baileys frosting. In case you don't know, this cupcake is named after a drink known as an "Irish Car Bomb," which consists of a shot glass filled half and half with Jameson. Also Note: "Irish Car Bomb" is a pretty horrible thing to call a drink or a cupcake. You can cook Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes using 19 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

You need of Guinness Cupcakes.
You need 1 1/4 cup of Guinness Stout beer.
You need 1 1/4 cup of unsalted butter.
Prepare 1 cup of cocoa.
It's 2 1/2 cup of flour.
It's 2 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
You need 2 tsp of baking soda.
You need 1 tsp of salt.
You need 3 of eggs.
You need 1 cup of sour cream.
You need of Whiskey Ganache filling.
It's 10 oz of bittersweet chocolate, chopped.
You need 1 cup of heavy cream.
You need 2 1/2 tbsp of butter.
It's 4 tsp of Irish whiskey.
It's of Bailey's Buttercream frosting.
Prepare 2 1/2 cup of unsalted butter.
You need 6 1/4 cup of powdered sugar.
Prepare 8 tbsp of Bailey's Irish Cream.

You could also call them "Car Bombs" but that's not much better really - Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Whiskey Ganache filling and Irish Cream Frosting works, but it's a bit long. Irish car bomb cupcake recipe is taking the stereotypes a step too far. You think you have seen it all in terms of stereotypes of Irish drinking but the madness just keeps on getting madder it seems. We love the innocent little pastry called the cupcake, perfect for kids parties and special occasions.

Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes instructions

Bring the beer and butter to a simmer in a heavy saucepan over medium heat..
Add the cocoa powder and whisk until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside..
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt..
Using an electric mixer, beat together eggs, sour cream, and chocolate mixture from step 1 & 2..
Reduce to low speed and gradually add the flour mixture. Mix until smooth..
Divide the batter into cupcake liners and bake for about 17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack..
While the cupcakes are cooling, make the filling. Start by placing finely chopped bittersweet chocolate in a heat-proof bowl..
Heat heavy cream to simmering, then pour over chocolate and cover for a few minutes..
Stir in butter and whiskey until well combined. Let cool until thick but still soft..
Using a 1 inch round cookie cutter, cut out the centers of the cupcakes, saving the cut outs..
Fill the cupcakes with the Ganache filling and replace the cutouts..
Now make the frosting. To start, use the whisk attachment on the mixer to whip the butter on medium-high speed for 5 minutes..
Reduce speed to medium-low and gradually add the powdered sugar.
Add the Bailey's, increase speed to medium-high and whip for another 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy..
Frost the cupcakes!.

If you want to submit a video idea for this channel please submit your idea here. Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes ~ Well if you have been reading you know that I have a thing for Irish Car Bombs, but only in sweets for some St. I love Irish Car Bombs, so imagine my excitement when I found a recipe that combined one of my favorite drinks with a cupcake! *__* Next time, I think I'd like to try making the recipe into a two-layer cake with the ganache in the middle and frosting all over. An Irish Car Bomb is a cocktail prepared by serving a pint of stout Guinness Beer and dropping in a shot glass layered with Bailey's Irish Cream and Irish Whiskey. Needless to say, it packs a punch!