Guiness Cake

By NicoleP

Ingredients

• Guiness Cake
• 2 1/4 2 1/4 1 sticks + 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups guiness
• 1 1 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 2 2 large eggs
• 2 2 2 cups + 2 tbsp superfine sugar
• 2 2 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 2 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1 1 tsp baking powder
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 7 7 7 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 1 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups cream cheese

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 65mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°. Line the bottom of a 12" round spring-form pan with parchment paper. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in guiness; remove from heat. Stir in cocoa.

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and buttermilk; slowly mix in the guiness mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder into a separate large bowl. Using a hand held electric mixer, slowly mix the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Keep beating until well combined.

Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan and bake for about 45 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in the pan, then transfer onto a wire rack.

While the cake is cooling, make the frosting: Using a handheld electric mixer, blend all the ingredients together until light and fluffy.

Place the cooled cake on a plate and generously spread the frosting on top. Serve immediately, saving any leftovers for up to 1 week in an airtight container.