On St. Patrick’s Day it’s tradition to knock back a bit of a tipple (or hundred) and who are we to break with tradition. To celebrate we decided to share our recipe for our lovely Black Velvet Cupcake; a baked treat that takes it’s name and flavour from the Guinness based cocktail! It was invented in London in 1861, but it utilises that deliciously famous Irish stout from the Emerald Isle so we thought this would be a recipe befitting any St. Patrick’s Day shindig. Our infamous Black Velvet Cupcake is a lovely dark chocolate cake infused with Guinness before being swirled with a creamy champagne buttercream; two boozy elements in one recipe!

For some handy and lovely champagne essence visit our e-store to pick up a bottle! It’s a great thing to have when whipping up small batches of champagne infused treats.

We adorned our Black Velvet Cupcakes with emerald coloured white chocolate piped into sugar sand sprinkled shamrocks. Why not topple gold wrapped chocolate coins on top, swirl a little green buttercream atop or simply dust with cocoa for a wonderful treat. 

Whatever you plan on doing for St. Patrick’s Day (whether celebrating or not) we hope you enjoy a wonderful time!