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Guinness Chocolate Cake

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St. Patrick's day shouldn't be your only excuse to make this cake! This works as a single layer cake, or as a layered. Either way is sure to get you some rave reviews all around.

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Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 cup Guinness beer
  • 10 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 cups superfine sugar
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • Frosting:
  • 8 oz. cream cheese (no need to soften)
  • 5 tbsp. butter, softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Details

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour the sides of a 9-inch round springform pan, and line the bottom with parchment paper. In a small saucepan, combine the Guinness and butter. Heat over medium heat until the butter is melted. Remove from the heat. Whisk in the cocoa powder and sugar.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sour cream, eggs and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until well combined. Add the Guinness mixture to the bowl and mix until incorporated. In a small bowl, sift together the flour and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl of the mixer and mix on low speed until just incorporated.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes back clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Once cooled, remove the sides of the pan.

To make the frosting, combine the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer. Cream on medium-high speed. Add the powdered sugar to the bowl in batches, beating on low until just combined and then on high speed until desired consistency is reached. For a stiffer icing, add more powdered sugar. Frost cooled cake as desired.

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