Comments on: chocolate guinness cupcakes

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:09:39 +0000

Is it St. Patrick’s day yet?! I can’t wait to try these!

By: Rach

Rach — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:23:14 +0000

OMG. Thank you so much for the awesome research on that! I am going to go ahead and make them. The kids mom is pretty laid back and I am making mini cupcakes, so with your formula, they are getting even less alcohol.
Thanks again. I really appreciate it. I am looking forward to making them today.

By: ali

ali — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:15:12 +0000

Hey Rach!

Good question! I actually did a tiny bit of research, just to be sure on this. But unfortunately, no, the alcohol doesn’t entirely cook out of baked goods. For something that bakes 30 minutes, it looks like about 35% of the alcohol is retained. Here’s a helpful site – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_with_alcohol#cite_ref-0.

However, based on my calculations, each cupcake (and this is assuming you even make 12 instead of 16, which would yield BIG cupcakes!) probably starts with a maximum of 1 Tbsp. of beer in it. So then 35% of a tablespoon is a teaspoon. And then Guinness has about 4% alcohol. So really, that’s a pretty teeny portion of alcohol — probably less than cough syrup.

Hope that helps you make your decision! :) Regardless, would totally encourage you to try these sometime. I’m already craving (and getting requests for) them again!!

By: Rach

Rach — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:40:16 +0000

Does the alcohol cook out of these? And I only ask because I want to make them for Thanksgiving Dinner and we have 2 kids coming to the feast.

By: Ally

Ally — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:17:19 +0000

As one of the 2 party hosts, let me assure you, these were the hit of the night. Well, besides the beer. :)

Ali, you are ALWAYS on our invite list and my favorite go-to gal for desserts. Thanks for making it a great celebration!

By: Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction

Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:25:13 +0000

Yum… I really need to give these a try. They sound fantastic!

By: anushruti

anushruti — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:11:02 +0000

This looks so pretty!

By: jo

jo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:18:52 +0000

I made these cupcakes quite a while back and absolutely loved it. It was extremely moist and kept well for the next few days. You’ve added a nice touch by using cream cheese frosting and love the swirl design.

By: jessie

jessie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:29:32 +0000

these look amazinggg!!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:32:54 +0000

these look great!!