Guinness-Chocolate Cake

Last updated on May 26th, 2021 at 12:48 pm

While delicious and tasty as a beverage, Draft Beer is not just for drinking! For all your chocolate loving customers, take your restaurants standard chocolate cake to the next level by adding Guinness.

Guinness-Chocolate Cake (makes 12 generous slices)

Ingredients:

• 1 C Guinness, from tap
• 1/2 C Butter, cubed
• 2 C Sugar
• 3/4 C Baking Cocoa
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 2/3 C Sour Cream
• 3t  Vanilla Extract
• 2 C  All-Purpose Flour
• 1-1/2t  Baking Soda
• 8oz Cream Cheese, softened
• 1-1/2 C Confectioners’ Sugar
• 1/2 C Heavy Whipping Cream

Directions:

1. Grease a 9-in. Spring Form Pan and line the bottom with parchment paper; set aside.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add confectioners’ sugar and cream; beat until smooth. Remove cake from pan and place on a platter. Ice top of cake so that it resembles a frothy pint of beer. Refrigerate leftovers.