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What college drinker could resist the allure of the recipe shared by CollegeDrinker.com describing how to make your very own beer cupcakes? This does require an oven but seemed like such a great recipe we just had to share.

Ingredients:
A stick and a tablespoon of unsalted butter
A bottle or can of Guinness (or equally dark beer)
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups dark brown sugar
3/4 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 oz cream cheese
1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/3 cup milk (optional)

Equipment:
Various spoons, knive and a spatula
Muffin tin
Bowls
Paper muffin cup liners
An oven

Instructions for cupcakes:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°
2. Melt the butter (over the stove if one is available or in the microwave)
3. Add a cup of Guinness to the butter (here the author warns us to be wary of the smell: it's pretty strange though not entirely unpleasant.)
4. Turn off the heat (or remove from the microwave) and add the cocoa and the brown sugar. Wisk until well blended.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk the sour cream, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
6. Combine your two mixtures.
7. Add in the flour and the baking soda.
8. Stir away all clumps.
9. Pour the batter into the muffin tin. Bake for roughly 25 minutes or, until you can stick a knife in the cupcake and it comes out clean.

Instructions for frosting:
1. Warm up the cream cheese a little so it is soft, and whip it together with the confectioners sugar. (If you don't have a mixer, you CAN do this by hand! Don't be daunted, it just takes a little extra muscle work.)
2. Add the milk. (City Pages added Guinness instead. WOAH! What a rebel.) The amount of milk (or beer) added will determine how thick/thin your frosting is, so pour wisely.
3. If the cupcakes are cool, frost away!

Enjoy!

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