Description
Rich Guinness chocolate cake delights dessert enthusiasts with its deep, complex flavors. Creamy Irish buttercream frosting crowns this indulgent Irish-inspired treat you’ll savor to the last delectable crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) Guinness stout beer
- ¾ cup (75 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups (340 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tsps baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsps Irish cream liqueur (like Baileys)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and meticulously line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper for effortless cake extraction.
- Liquid Foundation: Gently melt Guinness and butter in a saucepan, whisking in cocoa powder and sugar until achieving a glossy, homogeneous liquid. Allow the mixture to cool slightly to prevent ingredient separation.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Blend sour cream, eggs, and vanilla in a spacious mixing bowl. Gradually stream the cooled Guinness mixture into the creamy base, stirring to create a harmonious, well-incorporated batter.
- Dry Ingredient Incorporation: Sift flour, baking soda, and salt to eliminate potential lumps. Delicately fold these dry components into the wet mixture, maintaining a smooth, velvety texture without overmixing.
- Baking Process: Evenly distribute the batter between prepared pans, ensuring balanced layers. Bake for 35 minutes, verifying doneness with a toothpick test – it should emerge with minimal moist crumbs, indicating perfect baking.
- Cooling and Stabilization: Let cakes rest in their pans for 10 minutes to set structurally. Transfer to a wire rack, allowing complete temperature reduction before proceeding with further cake preparation.
Notes
- Optimize Guinness Intensity: Select a robust, full-bodied Guinness stout to enhance the cake’s deep chocolate flavor profile, ensuring maximum richness and depth in every bite.
- Temperature Precision: Cool the Guinness-butter mixture to slightly warm (not hot) before mixing with eggs to prevent accidental scrambling and maintain a smooth, consistent batter texture.
- Moisture Management: Don’t overmix the batter; fold ingredients gently to preserve air pockets, resulting in a lighter, more tender cake with exceptional crumb structure.
- Dietary Adaptations: Substitute gluten-free flour blend and dairy-free butter alternatives to create an inclusive version suitable for various dietary restrictions without compromising the cake’s rich, decadent character.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 429
- Sugar: 39 g
- Sodium: 245 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 61 mg