Chocolate Beer Cupcakes Recipe- Ultimate Dad Dessert
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The ultimate dad dessert this chocolate beer cupcakes recipe is guaranteed to please! Perfect for Fathers Day!
Hey crafty friends!
Today I’m bringing you the ultimate Dad/Man dessert. It’s like I took all the things my hubby likes and jammed them into one cupcake! Beer- check! Chocolate- check! Cake- check! Peanut butter frosting- check! Salty peanut topping- check! Yep! It’s time to share a Chocolate Beer Cupcake recipe and let me tell you, it’s a winner!
I’ve had this recipe sitting in my lineup to be published for awhile now, but I couldn’t think of a better time to publish it than in the leadup to Father’s Day. How perfect are Chocolate Beer Cupcakes for a Father’s Day dessert? Ummmm… So perfect!
Make this recipe once and it’s guaranteed to end up in permanent rotation in your home. You know how men bring home flowers when they want to brighten their wives days? Whip up a batch of these Chocolate Beer Cupcakes and your man’s day will be instantly brightened!
I’m not a beer drinker and I love these cupcakes too. Also all of the alcohol gets baked out of them so these are 100% kid friendly.
Ready to learn how to make this delicious recipe? Read on!
Chocolate Beer Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients:
For the cupcakes:
- ¾ cup beer
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1/3 cup sour cream
For the buttercream:
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- 1/3 cup peanuts (unsalted or salted, it is up to you!)
Yields: 12 cupcakes
Directions:
To make the cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with paper cupcake liners and set aside.
Bring beer and butter to a boil in a small saucepan, over medium-high heat. Stir.
Remove from heat and add cocoa powder. Mix.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
Add butter and beer mixture into dry ingredients and mix.
Add egg and sour cream and mix.
Scoop cupcake batter into lined muffin tin, filling each section about 2/3 of the way.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack before decorating.
To make the buttercream:
Using a mortar and pestle (or a food processor), break down peanut into small bits.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter and milk. Start on low speed and gradually increase to high.
Once the ingredients are mixed and smooth, scoop into a piping bag with Wilton tip #12. Frost each cupcake. Sprinkle each frosted cupcake with peanut bits.
Serve and enjoy!
Chocolate Beer Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- ¾ cup beer
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1/3 cup sour cream
For the buttercream:
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- 1/3 cup peanuts unsalted or salted, it is up to you!
Instructions
To make the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with paper cupcake liners and set aside.
- Bring beer and butter to a boil in a small saucepan, over medium-high heat. Stir.
- Remove from heat and add cocoa powder. Mix.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
- Add butter and beer mixture into dry ingredients and mix.
- Add egg and sour cream and mix.
- Scoop cupcake batter into lined muffin tin, filling each section about 2/3 of the way.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack before decorating.
To make the buttercream:
- Using a mortar and pestle (or a food processor), break down peanut into small bits.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter and milk. Start on low speed and gradually increase to high.
- Once the ingredients are mixed and smooth, scoop into a piping bag with Wilton tip #12. Frost each cupcake.
- Sprinkle each frosted cupcake with peanut bits. Serve and enjoy!
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I’m not sure I would like beer with chocolate but I know my fiancé would love these . Sweets and beer might be his two favourite things .
I used your recipe as a base, but made some changes. We have had cherry flavored beer in the fridge forever. Nobody liked it to drink, but I thought cherry and chocolate go very well together, so I used the cherry beer. Then instead of using peanuts, I added some cherry preserves into the frosting. What a hit! The flavors are sublte, but very good. Everyone loved them.
Hi Ilka,
Thank you so much for sharing the changes you made! That sounds delicious! Thank you for visiting Hello Creative Family and for taking the time to leave a comment.
Best Wishes,
Crystal
These cupcakes look delicious! This is a must try recipe.