Guinness Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

For the Cupcakes

bottle Guinness Stout

1/2 cup

milk

1/2 cup

vegetable oil

1 tbsp

pure vanilla extract

large eggs

3/4 cup

sour cream

3/4 cup

unsweetened cocoa (I used Scharffen Berger Cocoa)

2 cups

sugar

2 1/2 cups

all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp

baking soda

For the Vanilla Bean Buttercream

1 stick

salted butter – room temperature

1 stick

unsalted butter – room temperature

1/2 cup

shortening

1 tbsp

Clear Vanilla extract

1 1/2 lb

confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar, 10x)

4 tbsp

very cold milk