Guinness Chocolate Cake

Guinness Chocolate Cake

This Guinness chocolate cake is outrageous dessert especially for St. Patrick’s Day. The addition of Guinness beer adds a depth of flavor to the chocolate that is amazing!

Luckily it is time for another month of Two Sweetie Pies! Another month of 2 Sweetie Pies with That Skinny Chick Can Bake means another wonderful dessert! Always a success when you bake from Liz’s blog! Each month we bake up a recipe from each other and keep it a secret until reveal day! Super fun! Make sure you pop over to visit Liz and see which Hugs & Cookies recipe she chose this month. Thanks once again Liz for a fabulous dessert!

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Guinness Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients

  

• !Cake
• 1 cup Guinness stout
• 10 Tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Frosting

• 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

 

Cake

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line with parchment paper.
• In a saucepan, combine Guinness and butter.
• Place over medium heat until butter melts, then remove from heat.
• Add cocoa and sugar.
• Whisk to blend.
• In a mixer, add sour cream, eggs and vanilla.
• Beat to combine.
• Add Guinness.
• Add flour and baking soda.
• Mix smooth.
• Pour in pan and bake approx 35 mins or until toothpick comes out almost clean.

Frosting

• Sift powdered sugar into mixer.
• Add cream cheese and blend until smooth and creamy.
• Add cream and vanilla.
• Spread on cooled cake.

Adapted from That Skinny Chick