Happy New Year !
Nothing beats a rich, chocolaty liqueur cake to welcome a new year.
Guinness Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
250 g of unsalted butter
300 ml of Guinness
75 g cocoa powder (I used Hershey’s)
275 g all purpose flour
2 teaspoon of ground baking soda
2 medium eggs
150 ml sour cream (I used yogurt)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Frosting
Ingredients
300 g of whipping cream
150 g of powdered sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon rum or other preferred liqueur
Method
- Add butter and Guinness to a saucepan. Warm over a medium heat and stir until melted. Then add in cocoa powder and whisk till well incorporated. Set aside for 5 to 10 minutes to cool slightly.
- Add flour, baking soda and sugar to a large mixing bowl and mix together well.
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Pour in the Guinness/cocoa/butter mixture, lightly combine, add the vanilla, eggs and sour cream and beat everything together until well combined. The batter should be thick and dark chocolate in color.
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Pour into a greased and lined 15 cm cake pan and bake in the oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean from the centre of the cake.
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This cake is very moist inside, so use your judgment regarding the skewer test. Do not leave in the oven until the cake has totally dried out.
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Leave to cool for 10 to 15 minutes before removing from the cake tin and placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
The top cracked and I thought the interior will be dry
Frosting Instructions
1. Place the whipping cream into the bowl of a mixer and beat on a low-medium speed using a whisk attachment
2. Gradually, using a large spoon, add in the sifted powdered sugar and beat gently to combine. After 2 to 3 minutes, add in liqueur as you desire.
3. Place cooled cake on a cake stand and add the frosting, spreading out just to the edge without going over the side.
So surprised that the inside is super dense and moist.
Cheers to a great 2014 ahead!
Great recipe!
Thank you. 🙂 Actually I added more guinness stout than the usual recipe I worked on. But it is really worthy a try.
Heaven!
Yes. Heavenly soft, moist and rich chocolate cake. 🙂
A sweet way to celebrate 2014. Happy New Year to you and your family.