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Chocolate Whiskey and Beer Cupcakes

Makes 20 to 24 cupcakes

For the Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes

1 cup stout (such as Guinness)
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
2/3 cup sour cream

Ganache Filling 

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 to 2 teaspoons Irish whiskey (optional)

Baileys Frosting (see Recipe Notes)

3 to 4 cups confections sugar
1 stick (1/2 cup or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 to 4 tablespoons Baileys (or milk, or heavy cream, or a combination thereof)

(via Confessions of a Tart)

 

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Late-night, espresso-induced goal-setting inspired by good ol’ @matsuno (albeit I only have 4 months left)

1. Design/Print/Hang in Room 4 posters in the 4 remaining months (re: quarter life crisis?)
2. Learn 8 More Confectionary Compositions. Document and Share.
3. Ride on a plane with @Welly671, destination relaxation.
4. Finish the Cheese Monkeys. I mean it.

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