Red velvet anything is my favourite. I don’t have an overly sweet tooth but when I am in a bakery/cafe/ on Pinterest and see the magical words ‘red velvet’ I am hooked.
I thought I would mix up my red passion for black with this recipe for black velvet cupcakes. Fun fact for those who don’t know – black velvet is a cocktail made from Guinness and champagne. Interesting, huh? I’m absolutely #TeamChampagne (see my pink champagne recipe here https://thehungrymum.com/2015/06/04/pink-champagne-cake-from-scratch/) and The Hungry Dad is partial to a Guinness come the colder months but the two combined doesn’t float my boat. Having never tried it, however, maybe I shouldn’t be so harsh in my judgment.
In any case, when I saw a black velvet baking recipe on the BBC Good Food site I knew it would be a perfect recipe to make for Sydney’s cold weather. I transformed their recipe from puddings into big cupcakes.
The stout comes through quite nicely and marries well with the chocolate. Try these adult-only cakes at your next soiree and let me know how they go.
GATHER:
200g softened butter
175g light brown soft sugar
1 egg
200g self-raising flour
100g ground almonds
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
10 tbsp cocoa
300ml Guinness
thickened cream, for garnish
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 180C and line 12 cupcake moulds with wrappers.
Beat butter, sugar, egg, flour, ground almonds, bicarbonate, cocoa and Guinness in bowl of electric mixer until lump-free.
Scrape into cupcake wrappers and bake until a skewer comes out clean – timing will depend on your oven and the size of your cakes. Check after 16 minutes.
Remove to wire rack to cool completely, then beat thickened ream beaten until it holds its shape and dollop on top of each cake.
the hungry mum 
oooh I love a recipe where you just mix everything up and plop it into wrappers! Nice and simple! Now… to find some guinness!
thanks Sophie! Is so simple. When I went to the bottle-o and asked for a small bottle of Guinness the guy said, are you cooking something? #Yep
These look good and definitely sound decadent, I would love to enjoy now with my tea.
It would go so well with a cup of tea! Good thinking 😉
You had us at Guiness!
Excellent! It is such a devisive brew but you’re obvs #teamStout
Very nice combo here, I tried a black velvet yonks ago and it was actually not too bad, (Although I never did try it again.) But will try it in a cupcake, oh yes.
You;re braver than me! I prefer my champers plain, maybe with a lovely strawberry as a garnish. But try the cake – is a great flavour.
Ha this is the perfect way to use Guinness and a black cupcake has got to be good.
It is very black, isn’t it?! Have a great weekend 😉
These cupcakes look amazing! Love the idea of adding Guinness to the cupcake!
Thanks Jess! They are quite boozy so watch out 😉
what a sublime combination, and then topped with thickened cream, couldn’t get much better…Guinness on the shopping list this week. x
Excellent news! Hope you love these cupcakes 😉
I haven’t made cupcakes in FOREVER! Yours look so good 🙂
You need to make these ASAP – they are so quick and taste soooogood!
Dark Velvet! I love it! I like that the recipe is really simple too.
Thanks – life is too short for making over-complicated cupcakes!
OMG! This looks great.
ta! what could be better than a cupcake spiked with booze? #nothing
I’ve never tried a Black Velvet cocktail but now I really want to. I feel like it would taste like black licorice or something just based on its looks!
Yeah, the words bitter and hard to drink come to mind for me! Maybe I should try one 😉
Looks delicious! I love the ingredient list…and the Guinness too! Pinned it 🙂
Hey, thanks Linda! Hope you get a chance to make these cupcakes.
I had no idea what a black velvet was, how awesome! I love that you turned it into a cupcake, genius!!
I love turning booze into baking! Think that is a secret talent of mine 😉 #OpensBottle
Now I’ve got to convince Mr Kidgredients to let me have a guinness for cooking…they are most definitely reserved for drinking around here!
I hear ya! I had to make a special trip to the bottle-o to buy one bottle 😉
Love this! cupcakes are always the best! 😉
No-one can say no to a cupcake!
Reblogged this on the hungry mum.
I am with you – absolutely #TeamChampagne (but then you knew that 🙂 ). The idea of corrupting Champagne with Guiness has me a little sad. However corrupting cake with Guinness and count me in! I much prefer the idea of black velvet over red velvet, all that food colouring has me a little concerned. These look lovely.
Awww, ta! I can’t imagine ruining a perfect glass of champers with something as bitter as stout x