L et Them Eat Cake! Brighten up your weekend with this totally indulgent Guinness Chocolate Cake.
Serves 12
Total Time: Prep: 25 Bake: 45 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
1 cup Guinness (dark beer)
1/2 cup butter, cubed
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup baking cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup sour cream
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
TOPPING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Method
Grease a 9-in. springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper; set aside.
In a small saucepan, heat beer and butter until butter is melted.
Remove from the heat; whisk in sugar and cocoa until blended.
Combine the eggs, sour cream and vanilla; whisk into beer mixture.
Combine flour and baking soda; whisk into beer mixture until smooth.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
Add confectionersâ sugar and cream; beat until smooth (do not over-beat).
Remove cake from the pan and place on a platter or cake stand.
Ice top of cake so that it resembles a frothy pint of beer. Refrigerate leftovers.
HAPPY BAKING!
Originally seen in Irish Central via Source: Taste of Home
