St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes by Brigitte Moog

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 1 egg
  • 120 g softened butter
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 150g wheat flour
  • 45g cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder (1 packet)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 plain yogurt
  • 125 g dark beer, Guinness type

Whiskey Cream Frosting

  • 180 g butter, cut into pieces
  • 220g homemade icing sugar
  • 2 knife tips of green food coloring
  • 20 g of whiskey cream, like Baileys

Preperation

The cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 180°C (Th. 6).

Place the egg, butter and sugar in a bowl, then mix vigorously to obtain a smooth batter.

Add the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, then mix with a whisk or mixer.

Add the yogurt and dark beer, then mix

Pour the preparation into the cupcake moulds, then put in the oven and cook for 25 minutes at 180°C.

Let cool before decorating with icing.

Whiskey Cream Frosting

Put the butter, the icing sugar, the green coloring and the whiskey cream in a container and mix well, ditto you must obtain a very smooth cream.

Transfer the frosting to a fluted piping bag, then decorate the cooled cupcakes.

Eat immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.


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