Did you know that September 22nd is Arthur Guinnes day? No, neither did I until someone at work told me. And as ever, it's any excuse to bake!
Who is Arthur Guinnes you ask? Why, the founder of Guinness itself of course!
So on Wednesday night, I stopped off at Tesco's on my way home, picked up a 4 pack of Guinness & set off to bake chocolate and Guiness cupcakes.
I'm not going to lie to you, the first batch was a near disaster. 24 cupcakes in the bin. It was mildly heart breaking.
The second batch, however, redeemed my faith in baking as they turned out not that bad at all. I have Nigella Lawson to thank for this recipe - I didn't quite trust my skills in creating a chocolate and Guinness cake recipe and figured it was best to play it safe and adapted her big cake recipe into cupcakes.
Miss. Lawson did not disappoint; her recipe produced an incredibly moist sponge cupcake with a declious creamy frosting. Andm despite the mildly disasterous first batch which we will forget about because it was an oven issue, not a recipe issue, they were surprisinly easy to make!
They even look like little Guinnesses!
So, Happy Arthur Guinness Day everyone!
click here for the Chocolate and Guinness Cupcake recipe
Just a word to the lactose intolerant's out there, this recipe cannot be adjusted as it contains sour cream. Upsetting, I know. There are alternatives out there that go by the name of Tofu-something-or-other made from tofu, but I wasn't brave enough to try it! Apparently you can exchange sour cream for yoghurt in baking but it risks altering the consistancy, though not the taste.
Who is Arthur Guinnes you ask? Why, the founder of Guinness itself of course!
So on Wednesday night, I stopped off at Tesco's on my way home, picked up a 4 pack of Guinness & set off to bake chocolate and Guiness cupcakes.
I'm not going to lie to you, the first batch was a near disaster. 24 cupcakes in the bin. It was mildly heart breaking.
The second batch, however, redeemed my faith in baking as they turned out not that bad at all. I have Nigella Lawson to thank for this recipe - I didn't quite trust my skills in creating a chocolate and Guinness cake recipe and figured it was best to play it safe and adapted her big cake recipe into cupcakes.
Miss. Lawson did not disappoint; her recipe produced an incredibly moist sponge cupcake with a declious creamy frosting. Andm despite the mildly disasterous first batch which we will forget about because it was an oven issue, not a recipe issue, they were surprisinly easy to make!
They even look like little Guinnesses!
So, Happy Arthur Guinness Day everyone!
Just a word to the lactose intolerant's out there, this recipe cannot be adjusted as it contains sour cream. Upsetting, I know. There are alternatives out there that go by the name of Tofu-something-or-other made from tofu, but I wasn't brave enough to try it! Apparently you can exchange sour cream for yoghurt in baking but it risks altering the consistancy, though not the taste.
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