Chocolate Whiskey and Beer Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Whiskey and Beer Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 cup stout (such as Guinness); 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process); 2 cups all purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 2 large eggs; 2/3 cup sour cream; (Updated to double it, based on many commenters suggestions — thanks!); 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate; 2/3 cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature; 1 to 2 teaspoons Irish whiskey (optional); (see Recipe Notes); 3 to 4 cups confections sugar; 1 stick (1/2 cup or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperatue; 3 to 4 tablespoons Baileys (or milk, or heavy cream, or a combination thereof)

Folklore says that if you order an Irish Car Bomb in an Irish bar, you’ll either be greeted with a smile and a drink or a black eye, so proceed at your own risk. The way the drink is made (I figure the black eye is self-explanatory) is that a shot glass with a mix of and is dropped into a three-quarters full pint of and the insane person who brought this upon themselves it must chug this whole foaming mess down quickly. Before it curdles. Hey, don’t look at me — I don’t think I have ever been wasted enough to invent something so utterly brilliant.

By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients

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Why it works: Butter and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81,283 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Chocolate Whiskey and Beer Cupcakes

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1139Calories

46 gProtein

41 gFat

144 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Whiskey	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By smittenkitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cocoa powder + creamtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together826 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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