Chocolate Guinness Cake Perfect Ending to St. Paddy’s Day

Like a lot of people, I’ll be cooking up a boiled dinner at some point this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Not sure what my favorite part of that meal is. I love the salty corned beef and the boiled cabbage and I usually throw in some parsnips with the carrots. Of course we can’t forget the potatoes. I’m really looking forward to this meal!

I thought it would be fun to round out the meal with a fun
dessert with an Irish twist. After the saltiness of the corned beef and
veggies, I thought something sweet would taste great. When I came across this Chocolate Guinness Cake, I knew I had to try it. With not too many ingredients and not a lot of difficulty, this cake had the potential
of becoming a new favorite in our house. 

I was so pleasantly surprised to taste the cake and realize it was one of the best homemade chocolate cakes I’d ever made, maybe even the best! Top it off with an amazingly creamy frosting and I’m telling you, everyone is going to devour it. 

So if you’re heading to a St. Paddy’s Day party or making that boiled dinner, consider this cake to share with friends and family. When baked and frosted, the cake resembles a pint of Guinness with the dark rich bottom layer and the frothy white layer of the whipped and creamy topping. 

Once you try it, you’ll not only be making this cake for St. Paddy’s Day, but other special occasions in-between!

Chocolate Guinness Cake
Serves 10.
Source: www.grouprecipes.com

Ingredients

Cake:

1 cup Guinness stout

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup cocoa

2 cups superfine sugar

3/4 cup sour cream

2 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Frosting:

8 ounces cream cheese

1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and line with parchment paper a 9-inch springform pan.

Pour the Guinness into a large saucepan and add thesliced butter. Heat until the butter is melted and remove from the heat. Whisk in the cocoa and sugar. In a separate bowl, beat the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla. Add the sour cream mixture to the Guinness mixture in the saucepan. Finally, beat in the flour and baking soda.

Pour the batter into the greased and lined springform pan and bake for 45 minutes to an hour. (I baked mine for 53-55 minutes, checking with a toothpick for doneness and it came out well. Your oven may vary.) Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

baking with Bill & Sheila
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