Sorry for my lack of blogging, I've been unwell with a dreadful cold (3rd one this year and better be the last) and my hubby went on a back to back business trip to Buenos Aires and New York. So not much baking has been done, except for some cookies and muffins for my son and his friends. My hubby arrived back from New York early on St Patrick's Day so I was pleased to have an excuse to bake our favourite Chocolate Guinness Cake again. After 10 days of dining out everyday he was very happy to come home to my home-baked goodies.
Chocolate Guinness CakeIngredients
For the cake
250ml Guinness
250g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
75g cocoa
400g caster sugar
142ml sour cream
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
275g plain flour
2 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the topping
300g Philadelphia cream cheese
150g icing sugar
125ml double or whipping cream
edible green glitter or shamrock sprinkles
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180˚C/fan oven 160˚C. Line a 23cm/9inch springform tin. Start by pouring the Guinness into a large, wide saucepan and add the butter; heat until the butter's melted, at which time you should whisk in the cocoa and sugar. Beat the sour cream with eggs and vanilla and then pour in the pan of brown, buttery, beer and finally whisk in the flour and bicarbonate of soda.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Leave to cool completely in the tin on a cooling rack, as it's quite a damp cake.
When the cake's cold sit it on a flat platter or cake stand and get on with the icing. Lightly whip the cream cheese until smooth, sieve over the icing sugar and then beat them both together. Add the cream and beat again until it makes a spreadable consistency.
Ice the top of the black cake so that it resembles the frothy top of the famous pint. Sprinkle with edible green glitter or shamrock sprinkles.
The cake looks super yumm and happy to hear you are feeling much better.
ReplyDeleteMmmm I made this for a cake club - it was yummy! :)
ReplyDeleteMamma mìa! wow! looks delicious! Thank you so much for sharing all this recipes! So good for my next saturday's spring party. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous, it looks so rich and decadent.
ReplyDeleteMmmm I'm going to try this one! :)
ReplyDeleteMmm this looks really good. Ive always wanted to try making a chocolate guinness cake but always a bit worried I wont like it. Your recipe has inspired me to give it a go!
ReplyDeleteI've never made this cake but have read good things about it. I'm sure your husband was really happy you made this for his return home.
ReplyDeleteOn the "jamais deux sans trois" principle, you must have had all your colds by now!
ReplyDeleteCan you actually taste that there's Guinness in this cake? I've never made it because I absolutely hate Guinness!
Its Sooooo Yummy
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try this
For someone who would never drink Guinness, I am a sucker for it in any cake. This looks lovely and I love how the topping looks like the head on a pint!
ReplyDeleteI found your site through another food blog and thought I would stop by to check yours out. I just subscribed to your blog feed and can’t wait to see what your next post will be!
ReplyDeleteDelicious looking chocolate cake! It's make me hungry :) I can't wait to eat this :)
ReplyDeleteMmmmm Maria, this is my favourite cake. Ever. It's such a great bake and yours looks perfect.
ReplyDeletelooks delicious best wishes Lesley x
ReplyDeleteYour Chocolate Guinness Cake is a damp, delicious and delightful bake!
ReplyDeleteI used melted chocolate; 75% dark\25% milk. Now then I omitted the cocoa powder completely.
Its so worth it...Everyone who devoured the cake did too!!!!!
Keep up the blogging - its a good one and thank you for sharing.
Narinder x