Guinness Chocolate Cupcake with Malt Frosting

INGREDIENTS

Stout Cupcakes

1 stick butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup cocoa

2 eggs

1 cup beer

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup plain yogurt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 cups flour

Chocolate Malt Frosting

8 oz cream cheese, room temp

1/2 stick butter, room temp

2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup chocolate malt powder (like what you use for milkshakes)

1 tablespoon milk

 

DIRECTIONS:

For the cup cakes:  Heat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and cocoa.  Add eggs.  Add beer, salt and yogurt.  In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and baking powder and combine with wet ingredients. Fill cupcake cups 1/2 with batter.  Bake about 22 minutes or until tester comes out clean.  Let cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting:  Beat cream cheese and butter and sugar.  In a cup, whisk malt powder with milk, try to whisk out any lumps.  Mix with butter, cream cheese, sugar.  Frost cupcakes

source:  meatsandsweets