Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes??!?!!!?

So I read a post on my Facebook page from my cousin who dropped a link to these cupcakes for St. Patty's Day and just couldn't wait to try them out. Yes, you heard me right. Irish. Car. Bomb. Cupcakes. Based on the cocktail of the same name, which involves Guinness with a shot of whiskey and Baileys dropped in, the cupcakes resemble the drink in every way. You bake a chocolate Guinness infused cupcake, scoop out the center and fill it with a whiskey chocolate filling and finally frost the thing with a Baileys buttercream. OMG. And yes, this recipe called for almost 2 lbs. of butter. Certainly not for those try
to watch their weight. Or their heart health. Or any other type of health, really. Anyway, they were delicious. Moo loved the Chocolate Guinness cupcakes, she got one pre-fill and frost since the alcohol cooked off of the baked cupcakes. The beer just added a bit of spice to the chocolate, overall a nice flavor. The whiskey filling was FABULOUS! Not to strong, but nice. The Baileys buttercream frosting was intense. REALLY intense. I thought it was better today (the second day), but the Hubby and I both decided that it either needed a lighter hand with the frosting ( I only used half the batch of frosting! ) or next time we'll just skip the frosting all together and instead of filling the cakes with the whiskey chocolate mix, we'll frost them with it instead. That would make it an easier cupcake to make and a lighter cupcake to eat. Both good as far as I'm concerned. But all in all it was a very successful adventure into Cupcakeland! Thanks KPB!

You can find these yummy cupcakes and loads more at this wonderful site: http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/03/14/irish-car-bomb-cupcakes/

Have fun!