I chose this recipe in honour of St. Patrick’s Day, as there
is nothing more Irish than Guinness Beer.
I also knew that my brothers birthday was approaching (meaning that his
birthday is today… Happy Birthday Mike!) and would therefore need some sort of
cake to celebrate.
I love celebrating holidays, even if they are controversial
ones in the sense that Valentine's Day is a marketing scam, and that St.
Patrick’s Day is just an excuse to get drunk. I love these holidays and all the
cute things that you can find at the dollar store or bulk barn to theme
whatever you bake.
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| Shamrock sprinkles from Bulk Barn! Only $0.79 for a whole bag! |
Bulk Barn had cute cupcake liners that were green and
covered in shamrocks. Wilton makes them and they usually have many different
things to make any occasion great! I baked some in these cups and found that
they got all faded and lost their colourfulness once they were out of the oven. It is my goal to find a way to use these without losing their colour.
Other than that, these cupcakes are delicious! I frosted
them with just a vanilla buttercream that I dyed green with food colouring,
just to enhance the St. Patrick’s Day theme.
I found the recipe on My Baking Addiction, which is a food
blog I constantly read because it has amazing recipes that you can be sure are
going to turn out great every time! I adapted it a little bit so I have typed
my version out for you here. Definitely look at their version and all the other
great recipes they have to offer. I just changed the measurement's for you all so you wouldn't need to do any conversions!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!
