Yuengling Beer Bread

this past sunday i wanted an easy but fun recipe for a relaxing 

sunday of movies, cooking and watching football.

luckily a friend at work shared this one with me on friday before leaving for the weekend.

beer bread is always a crowd pleaser, even if the crowd is only three. 

1 yuengling

1 stick of butter

3 cups of self rising flour

1/2 cup cheese 

1/3 cup sugar

mix all ingredients (except the butter) until just combined 

pour batter into a loaf pan like this: 

melt the butter and pour on top of the dough.

i didnt take a picture of this because to me it became incredibly

unappetizing at that step in the process.

luckily after baking at 350 for one hour it looked like this:

deliciously golden brown and crispy on top.

 allow to cool, slice and enjoy.

if you cant tell i got a little impatient during the cooling process

and had to slice into it while still warm

(look closely and note the steam)

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