Chocolate Guinness Cake

Catz In The Kitchen

Yields 12

Chocolate Guinness Cake

This Chocolate Guinness Cake is a rich, creamy dessert recipe infused with classic Irish stout. Try it this St. Patrick's Day!

25 minPrep Time

45 minCook Time

1 hr, 10 Total Time

Save Recipe

Print Recipe

Ingredients

Cake
• 1 cup Guinness (or other dark, stout beer)
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
Frosting
• 1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

1. Grease a 9 inch springform pan, and line the bottom with parchment paper, set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, heat butter and beer until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat; whisk in sugar and cocoa until blended. Combine the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla in a medium sized bowl; whisk in the beer mixture. Combine the flour and baking soda in a small bowl; whisk into beer mixture until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Remove the sides of pan.
4. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar and cream; beat until smooth.
5. Remove the cake from the wire rack and place on cake stand and frost the cake.
6. Refrigerate leftovers.

Notes