Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes

if you've been keeping up with me here at sugared limes,

you've been waiting for this recipe ever since this post last week.

hopefully the suspense was worth it. these cupcakes were definitely 

worth the hard work and late night.

i found this recipe months ago and have been waiting to break it out ever since.

when friends were visiting last weekend to celebrate their birthdays,

i knew this would be a perfect recipe for the occasion.

1 1/2 cups Guinness

1 cup butter

3/4 cup cocoa powder

2 cups cake flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 tbsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

2 eggs

2/3 cup sour cream

 in a small sauce pan simmer beer and butter until butter melts 

beat eggs and sour cream in mixing bowl

add cocoa powder to beer and butter and whisk until smooth

add beer, butter and cocoa mixture to eggs and sour cream

fold in flour, salt, sugar and baking soda

mix until smooth

fill cupcake wells 3/4 of the way and bake at 350 

until toothpick comes out clean.

cool completely.

the frosting was my favorite part. 

unlike the original recipe, i used 

homemade chocolate whipped cream frosting

1/3 cup confectioners sugar

2 tbsp cocoa

1 cup whipping cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

add cream and vanilla to sugar and cocoa mixture

beat until thick