We spent Saturday morning at the Greenville Avenue 31st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. I read that this year had a record attendance and beleive me...it WAS crowded. But not too crowded to have a lot of fun. We rode the Dart train and just made it a fun time. My neice, Jordan, brought a friend and her mom (Krystal, my sister), my mother, AJ and his fience Holly, and David and I all got up bright and early to head down to Greeville Ave. Everyone was Irish, that day.
We caught a lot of beads, saw dogs all decked out in green, and took a lot of photos
Tonight we are going to an Irish Pub but since it is in the middle of the week, I am sure it will not be too wild. We hope you have a fun and festive St. Patrick's Day. Be safe!!!! If you are hosting a party or just looking forward to a quiet evening at home, these cupckaes from Celebrations.com are the perfect treat.
St. Patricks Day Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes
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Ingredients
• 1 Cup Guinness Extra Stout
• 1 1/2 Sticks Unsalted Butter
• 3/4 Cup(s) Unsweetened Chocolate Chunks
• 2 Cup(s) All Purpose Flour
• 2 Cup(s) Sugar
• 1/2 Tablespoon Baking Soda
• 3/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 2 Large Eggs
• 3/4 Cup(s) Sour Cream
Steps
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Bring stout and butter to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat. Do not boil.
• Add unsweetened chocolate chunks to hot stout/butter mixture. Whisk until chocolate melts. Turn heat off and let cool.
• Add sugar to chocolate mixture and whisk to combine.
• Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
• In a stand-alone mixer with a whisk attachment, combine the eggs and sour cream on medium speed.
• Add stout-chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and combine on medium-low speed until encorporated.
• Slowly add flour mixture in thirds to chocolate mixture with whisk attachment. Scrape the sides with your whisk to make sure you get all the dry ingredients combined.
• Place cupcake papers in pan and divide batter into cups evenly. Fill about 2/3 of the cup.
• Bake for 18-24 minutes or until the tops are firm to the touch, and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the cupcake.
• Let cool on wire rack before frosting.
Guinness Buttercream Frosting for St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes
IngredientsBest Wishes,
• 1 Cup(s) Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
• 2 1/2 Cup(s) Sifted Powder Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Whole Scraped Vanilla Bean
• 1/2 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup(s) Guinness Extra Stout
Steps
• In a sauce pan, simmer Guinness on low heat for 10-15 min, until it stout becomes reduced and thicker in consistency. Similar to a syrup. *Tip: keep your eye on the store, so stout does not over cook. Let cool.
• In a stand alone mixer, cream your butter for 1 minute
• Slowly add the powder sugar in thirds, alternating with a little milk each time till mixture is creamy.
• Add scraped vanilla bean and vanilla extract.
• Slowly add reduced Guinness a little at a time. Taste test to desired flavor. You may not use all the Guinness reduction.
• Place buttercream in a piping bag with a #848 french star tip, frost cupcakes and enjoy!
Tiffany
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