Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Chocolate Guinness Cake Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 cup Guinness (dark beer)
1/2 cup butter, cubed
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup baking cocoa
2 large eggs, beaten, room temperature
2/3 cup sour cream
3 TSPs vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 TSPs baking soda
TOPPING:


1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9" springform pan and line the bottom with parchment; 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 until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Remove cake from the pan and place on a platter or cake stand.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
Add confectioners' sugar and cream; beat until smooth (do not overbeat).
Frost top of cake.
Refrigerate leftovers.

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