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

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:11:33 +0000

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

By: tacotron

tacotron — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:04:57 +0000

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

By: tacotron

tacotron — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:56:28 +0000

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?

By: AttF

AttF — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:48:17 +0000

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.

By: tacotron

tacotron — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:42:06 +0000

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

By: SCUM

SCUM — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:10:09 +0000

How about this http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink2515.html

By: olu

olu — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:25:05 +0000

an Irish friend of mine once asked me facetiously how to make a 9/11 cocktail.

By: el jeffe

el jeffe — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:19:26 +0000

Although I will admit that the cupcakes do look absolutely delicious.

By: el jeffe

el jeffe — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:40:09 +0000

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.

By: Allan Hough

Allan Hough — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:48:51 +0000

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

By: el jeffe

el jeffe — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:44:08 +0000

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.

By: Corpus Nerd

Corpus Nerd — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:37:00 +0000

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

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:48:56 +0000

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.