Pictured to the left is one of the three Irish Car Bomb cupcakes that my friends Amy and Rebecca made and gave me in celebration of the great green holiday - St Patrick's Day. These cupcakes are a sweet combination of chocolate, Guinness, Bailey's and Irish whiskey. And I am guessing a much nicer mixture of tastes than the actual Irish Car Bomb cocktail which I have not tried.
As it stands, I am not an enormous fan of beer although I do like Guinness a bit. I do enjoy Bailey's especially in coffee. And Jameson, well whiskey is not really my tipple of choice. I imagine that this cocktail could be very dangerous on a holiday know for lots of imbibing, lots of bad green beer, lots of people, lots of people past the limit all gathered in one place. This is why I choose to avoid St Patty's Day. This is why I choose to go out for Mexican food with a small group of friends.
I am, in fact, partially Irish. My last name translates to something like "man with a club" or "foot soldier". Although along with the Irish, there is a wee bit of English and German. But the amount of Irish blood I have in me is not enough to make me want to go out and get blindingly drunk with the masses. And in this country, for the most part, St Patrick's Day is just used as an excuse to do so. Once a counter-culture girl, always a counter-culture girl, I guess.
Back to the cupcakes. They are awesome. It's that simple. This is saying quite a lot considering, as you know, I much prefer pie. And both Amy and Rebecca have mad skills in the kitchen so it is a pleasure to get treats dropped off from them. Maybe I can make a Irish Car Bomb pie. Hmmm, I think it could be done - Chocolate Guinness pie with Bailey's infused whipped cream on top. I mean, we now have Chocolate Guinness ice cream for goodness sake! But where to put the whiskey? Maybe the pie maker needs a drink while baking. She does get thirsty.
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