Irish Car Bomb cupcake probably the best holiday-themed cupcake there is

Yessir, this is one excellent and festive idea. Brown Eyed Baker has the recipe here.

If I saw one of these on the ground late at night, I would definitely, definitely consider it.

(Thanks, Tiffany!)

13 Responses to “Irish Car Bomb cupcake probably the best holiday-themed cupcake there is”

Tiffany says:

March 15, 2011 at 1:48 pm

To be fair, I got the idea from here: http://sf.eater.com/archives/2011/03/15/_flour_water_photo.php
Which links to this post:
http://yum.sfstation.com/2011/03/14/special-treats-for-st-patricks-day/

You can find ‘em at SusieCakes if you don’t want to bake your own.
Corpus Nerd says:

March 15, 2011 at 5:37 pm

That holiday themed cupcake will make my mouth more “yum-themed,” if eat it.
el jeffe says:

March 15, 2011 at 5:44 pm

It’s strange that we live in a country where we don’t think we have anything better to do than to come up with not-that-clever and somewhat-offensive names for frigging cupcakes.
- Allan Hough says:
  
  March 15, 2011 at 5:48 pm
  
  It’s not clever because it’s not supposed to be clever. “Irish Car Bomb” is a thing, and these cupcakes are emulating that thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Car_Bomb
  - el jeffe says:
    
    March 15, 2011 at 8:40 pm
    
    I’m fully aware of the drink that this cupcake was named after. But the point that I’m trying to make is that there is another, “thing” as you call it:
    
    http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/world/ira-car-bomb-injures-21-in-army-town-near-belfast.html?scp=1&sq=ira%20car%20bomb&st=cse
    
    I’m calling out this cupcake baker for being ignorant and / or kind of an insensitive American idiot for naming the cupcake as such.
    - el jeffe says:
      
      March 15, 2011 at 9:19 pm
      
      Although I will admit that the cupcakes do look absolutely delicious.
    - olu says:
      
      March 15, 2011 at 11:25 pm
      
      an Irish friend of mine once asked me facetiously how to make a 9/11 cocktail.
      - SCUM says:
        
        March 16, 2011 at 11:10 am
        
        How about this http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink2515.html
tacotron says:

March 16, 2011 at 2:42 pm

we could invent a drink called “twin towers” that features two long glasses(Idk what they’re called but the long cylindrical ones that you usually get a mojito or something in)with an abundance of everclear or bacardi 151.Then light those bitches on fire and slam ‘em! we could even garnish them with paper airplanes! hows that for tastelessness? haha
AttF says:

March 16, 2011 at 2:48 pm

In my early 20s, I innocently/ignorantly ordered an Irish Car Bomb from an Irish bartender in an Irish bar. Thankfully, the guy was kind enough to explain to me why he should kick my ass instead of actually doing it. I tend to shy away from reactionary attitudes based on semantics, but admit to this being a pretty stupid name for a beverage.
- tacotron says:
  
  March 16, 2011 at 2:56 pm
  
  yeah, it also makes you throw up alot heavy cream liqour+heavy beer+drinking fast= vomitsssss
  This makes me wonder now, who the hell invented the irish car bomb?
tacotron says:

March 16, 2011 at 3:04 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Car_Bomb

Originally the “grandfather” then “the IRA” then “Irish Car Bomb” as a reference to the curdling that that looks like an explosion when you mix it.

It appears that Guiness marketed the beverage which made it massively popular, as well as guiness. So there ya go
Tiffany says:

March 16, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Guess that’s why the bakery in the original Eater link calls it the “Guinness Stout Chocolate Cupcake – with Bailey’s Buttercream Frosting”