Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting

  • 24

Ingredients

  • Cupcakes:
  • 1 1 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® German chocolate cake mix
  • 3 3 3 eggs
  • 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup stout beer
  • Frosting:
  • 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 4 4 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 1 1 vanilla bean

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.

2 In large bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, oil and beer with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

3 Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4 In medium bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium-low speed until combined. Gradually beat in milk. Cut vanilla bean in half and scrape out seeds. Discard bean; add seeds to frosting. Beat on medium speed until fluffy. Pipe or spread frosting on cupcakes.