Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

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I did not let the stout go flat and then found out that if the batter has too much air in it before its in the oven, the air escapes, resulting in a batch of collapsed cupcakes. Either that or the sugar/fat to starch ratio was imbalanced... It tasted great though. Surprisingly light for a concave cupcake & the stout favor was definitely prominent. My boyfriend enjoyed them and he hates sweets.
I'm going to try again, maybe with less sour cream.

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I let the stout go flat before i added it to the butter. I suppose you could simmer out the alcohol too

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These were awesome....but I was surprised to see that not many of the reviews mentioned how difficult it was to blend the beer and butter. Mine completely curdled the first time. I had tried to bring both the melted butter and beer close to room temp but it did not work. The next round I almost "tempered" the butter, adding tablespoons of beer to it at a time. I still saw some bits of solidified butter by the end as mentioned in the review below but just keep on mixing once you add the other ingredients and it all blends together...I bake quite a bit so I was surprised I struggled with this but if anyone has the correct technique for this step please share! In the end they were delicious!

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This was a great recipe! Very moist cupcakes. They didn't rise very much and my butter solidified into little chunks when I added the beer; maybe the beer should have been warm...? I think next time I will only soften the butter instead of melting it and cream it with the sugar before adding the other wet ingredients to see if I can get a fluffier result. Also, the icing is AMAZING! I don't like icing/frosting at all, but the use of cream cheese makes this taste wonderful, not too sweet with a unique flavor.

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These were really moist and very tasty! They did not rise very much so I filled the tins over 3/4 full. I also added green food coloring and mint extract to the frosting for St. Patrick's Day.

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These are so very good! I didn't make the icing so sweet and it was creamy delish!

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These were super easy to make and turned out AMAZING!!

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The best cupcake I ever made!

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Not a huge Guinness fan....but I am a believer now! Gettin' my Irish on with these today! EXCELLENT! very light cake- not dense at all. Since my local store only sells 22oz single bottles....I'll be making another batch! Top o'the mornin' to you!

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Not the best Guinness cupcakes I've had. This recipe reminds me more of a Texas sheet cake. Very moist and dense. I prefer a lighter textured cupcake.