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The perfect dessert to steal a man's heart-- our Chocolate Beer Cupcakes Recipe! With chocolate and beer in the batter, a peanut butter buttercream frosting and salty peanuts sprinkled on top, this recipe is the ultimate dad dessert! Perfect for Father's Day, birthdays and just because! #Cupcakes #Beer #Recipe #BeerRecipe #ChocolateCupcakes #FathersDay #Dessert #FathersDayCupcakes #FathersDayDessert #BeerRecipes
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5 from 1 vote

Chocolate Beer Cupcakes

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Decorating10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Beer, chocolate, cupcakes, Dad dessert, Fathers Day, peanut butter, peanuts
Servings: 12 Cupcakes
Author: Crystal

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!