Vegan Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Bailey's Buttercream
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Adult cupcakes made with Irish stout and chocolate for a rich and dark, velvety dessert. Topped with creamy Bailey's buttercream, these vegan Guinness cupcakes are the perfect treat to bring to a St Patrick's day party!
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Irish
Serves: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- ½ cup dark beer/ stout (like Guinness)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup organic white sugar
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp pink salt
- 1 tbsp ground flax
- 3 tbsp water
- ⅓ cup unsweetened coconut yogurt
Vegan Baileys frosting:
- ½ cup vegan butter, room temperature
- 3 cups organic confectioners sugar
- 3 tbsp vegan Baileys Irish cream
- Green sprinkles or shamrock shapes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line cupcake pan with liners. Use green ones for extra festiveness.
- In a medium saucepan combine stout and vegetable oil and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and whisk in cocoa powder until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, sugar baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together flax and water and set aside for 5 mins.
- Add yogurt and whisk until smooth, slowly adding in the beer mixture.
- Fold the flour into the batter until combined.
- Pour batter into liners, filling them ¾ of the way. Baking for 20- 22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Transfer to cooling racks and allow to cool for 30 mins or until cooled completely.
Make the frosting:
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy.
- On low, add sugar ½ cup at a time, beating between additions to avoid sugar from dusting all over the counter.
- Beat in vegan Irish cream and beat until mixture is smooth and spreadable. If it's too thick, add 1-2 tbsp Baileys to thin out. If too thin add more sugar 1-2 tbsp at a time.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cupcake
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2017/03/13/guinness-cupcakes-baileys-buttercream/