Black & Tan Cupcakes
Everyone seems to love chocolate Guinness cake, and so I made Black & Tan Cupcakes.
As someone who is not a fan of beer, I can say without bias that these are divine.
A classic black & tan is made with dark stout or porter (traditionally Guinness, but a Wild Rose Oatmeal Stout or Big Rock Espresso Stout would be just fab) and pale ale, the contrast creates a light bottomed, dark topped pint; the layering of the Guinness on top of the ale or lager is possible because the relative density of the stout is less than that of the ale.
These cupcakes are the reverse – dark on the bottom and golden on top. The Guinness chocolate cupcakes are dense and moist, and the frosting, also spiked with stout, doesn’t taste of beer but has a buttery, caramelly flavor that I found completely addictive – I couldn’t get enough of it. It’s probably a good thing actual beer doesn’t taste like this. The butter and sugar probably helps.
I thought they’d be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, and so I posted them over at the Family Kitchen.
P.S. to get swirly-topped cupcakes like these, spoon the frosting into a zip-lock bag, seal, snip off a corner and pipe it out. Easy – and no clean up!
March 13 2011 | Family Kitchen | 16 Comments »
