Cocoa Stout Cupcakes
By: Healthyvoyager
Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 2:00pm

Ingredients




3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa, plus more for dusting finished cupcakes
2 cups organic sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch fine salt
1 bottle stout beer (like Guinness)
1 stick vegan butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 egg replacers, mixed
3/4 cup vegan sour cream
1 (8-ounce) package vegan cream cheese, softened at room temperature
3/4 to 1 cup heavy cream (1 block of silken tofu (12-ounces) and 1/2 cup of plain soy milk. Blend in blender until thick and creamy and there are no more lumps )
1 (1-pound) box confectioners’ sugar

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt. 3 In another medium mixing bowl, combine the stout, melted butter, and vanilla. Beat in egg replacers, 1 at time. Mix in sour cream until thoroughly combined and smooth. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. 4 Lightly grease 24 muffin tins. Divide the batter equally between muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full. Bake for about 12 minutes and then rotate the pans. Bake another 12 to 13 minutes until risen, nicely domed, and set in the middle but still soft and tender. Cool before turning out. 5 To make the icing: 6 In a medium bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the heavy cream. On low speed, slowly mix in the confectioners’ sugar until incorporated and smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Icing can be made several hours ahead and kept covered and chilled. 7 Top each cupcake with a heap of frosting and dust with cocoa.

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It’s the luckiest time of the year! Well, it is definitely time for 4 leaf clovers, leprechauns and lots of green food and beer! St. Patrick’s Day is here! try this Irish beer, vegan sweet treat this year!