And the winners are…

Saturday, October 18, 2008

First for the throwdown – chocolate cupcake style. AND on National Chocolate Cupcake Day! How fitting. I made a half batch of the chocolate cake (I got 15 cupcakes) out of Confetti Cakes for Kids by Elisa Strauss. The recipe is definitely “fussier” than my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe. This one has sour cream and coffee in it. Neither of which are staples in my kitchen. I paired it with the Brown Sugar frosting because I was intrigued by that idea…

The batter came together quite nicely. It does take 3 bowls and like I mentioned, has some ingredients that I had to send hubby out to grab for me… It does have some great flavor combinations going on. It’s got almond extract as well as vanilla and includes coffee. Both almond and coffee go great with chocolate. The batter was quite thick and very tasty. Hubby really enjoyed licking the beater 🙂 And this frosting is AMAZING. We both agreed, it’s one of the best I’ve ever made. Think of a caramel Swiss-meringue buttercream. It paired perfectly with the chocolate cupcake.

Now to the Throw-down results. I’m basing this on 3 categories: Overall Taste, Ease of making, Moistness

Overall Taste – hands down goes to the Confetti cupcake. It is amazing.

Ease of making – definitely goes to my go-to cupcake. So much easier and I always have everything on hand.

Moistness – this is a tie. Both of these recipes yield very moist cupcakes. It’s because of the oil in one and sour cream in the other.

So it’s a TIE!?! I’ll definitely keep my go-to chocolate cupcake for when I just want to whip something up. It’s quick and easy and the results are great. But when I want to go the extra mile, I’ll make the Confetti cupcakes. It does take more effort, but the results are worth it. I’m not going to post the recipe here, but definitely I definitely recommend checking out Confetti Cakes for Kids by Elisa Strauss.

Now on to the GIVEAWAY!! I almost forgot about it after these amazing cupcakes. Thanks to everyone who participated! Using Random.org, I chose 5 random numbers from 1-79 and the lucky winners are…

Megan – who’s email begins with mybakingadventures
Chrissy – who’s email begins with chrissyblogs
Grifam93 – who’s email begins with aseminara
Jared – who’s email begins with jared
MoonFreckle – who’s email begins with angelaj

Congratulations to the winners!

Thanks to everyone who participated. If you won, send me an email at beantownbaker[at]gmail[dot]com with your address and your book will be at your house in no time. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I already have!

Cupcakes, Dessert

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16 Responses to “Chocolate Whiskey and Beer Cupcakes”

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yumventures — March 10, 2010 at 1:53 pm

Mmmm amazing! I love all of the different flavors in each part of the recipe! Perfect for the 17th…maybe even with a drop of green food coloring =)
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Sunshine — March 10, 2010 at 2:28 pm

I’ve been wanting to make a version of htis for awhile and almost did this weekend. Now my plan is tackle them for St. Pat’s. Thanks for reminding me to do this.
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Jes — March 10, 2010 at 4:33 pm

My husband and his Army buddies LOVE these cupcakes! I get requests for them almost weekly!
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Cara — March 10, 2010 at 4:40 pm

sounds so good!! I could go for one now 🙂
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nutmegnanny — March 10, 2010 at 7:48 pm

Well I love Irish Car Bombs so in dessert form I know I would love it even more!
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Carly — March 10, 2010 at 8:10 pm

Wow – I am dying to try these. They look amazing!
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Xiaolu — March 10, 2010 at 9:14 pm

Wow these look amazing. That looks like the perfect amount of frosting, too.
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Joanne — March 11, 2010 at 12:17 am

I made these for a friend’s birthday last month and absolutely fell in love with them. They are the perfect St. Patty’s day cupcake. Or any day really. My friends proclaimed them the best they had ever tasted. Yours look fantastic!
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Brisbane Baker — March 11, 2010 at 8:07 am

What a wonderful recipe! And just in time for St Pats 😀

BB

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http://www.brisbanebaker.blogspot.com
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Kerstin — March 12, 2010 at 3:17 am

Mmm, they look amazing and are so perfect for St. Patty’s Day – yum!
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Samantha Kate — March 12, 2010 at 8:17 am

Wow these are some fancy looking cupcakes! Great job 🙂
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Shayna — October 9, 2010 at 2:34 am

I’m still in the process of making these…(Have yet to Ice and taste) But My ganache didn’t come out right…I stayed runny even when completely cooled and I can’t figure out what I did wrong 🙁
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Jen — October 11, 2010 at 12:47 am

Shayna – So sorry to hear the ganache didn’t set up. Did you try putting it in the fridge? I’ve never had that issue…
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Richele McHenry — March 14, 2013 at 3:35 pm
I am ready to make these but I do not have enough bittersweet chocolate for the ganache. Can I use semi-sweet or unsweetened chocolate? Will it still taste okay?
- beantownbaker — March 16th, 2013 @ 2:49 pm
  
  Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. Semisweet would work ok, I wouldn’t use unsweetened.
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Kristina — July 24, 2015 at 1:35 pm

Have you ever made these into a cake? I have made them multiple times and love them but was hoping to make this into a cake for a birthday. Any thoughts?