Chocolate Guinness Cake

By barbaran

12 ServingsPrep: 25 Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Ingredients

• TOPPING:
• Chocolate Guinness CakeOne bite and everyone will propose a toast to this moist, chocolaty cake. The cream cheese frosting resembles the foamy head on a pint.—Marjorie Hennig, Seymour, Indiana 12 ServingsPrep: 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
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• Directions
• 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 confectioners’
• sugar and cream; beat until smooth (do not overbeat). 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.
• Yield: 12 servings.
• Nutrition Facts: 1 slice equals 494 calories, 22 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 99 mg cholesterol, 288 mg sodium, 69 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Preparation

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