Chocolate Guinness Cake Recipe

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One bite and everyone will propose a toast to this moist, chocolaty cake. The cream cheese frosting resembles the foamy head on a pint. —Marjorie Hennig, Seymour, Indiana

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Chocolate Guinness Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 25 Bake: 45 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
25 45 70

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Guinness (dark beer)
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

  • Grease a 9-in. springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper; 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 at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan.
  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add confectioners’ sugar and cream; beat until smooth (do not overbeat). Remove cake from the pan and place on a platter or cake stand. Ice top of cake so that it resembles a frothy pint of beer. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 494 calories, 22 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 99 mg cholesterol, 288 mg sodium, 69 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Guinness Cake in Country Woman February/March 2011, p41

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Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2012 by CherylKristant

I have had so many requests - it's moist, the frosting is not too sweet - everyone raves about it.


Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2012 by kathryn_3

This is amazing! And don't worry if you don't like Guinness or dark beers like that. The beer adds a great flavor to the cake without being overpowering.


Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2012 by milltownt

The cake s very moist. Topping is a little runny and you don't need as much as recipe makes. but very good.


Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2011 by DunceHat

Cake was not very exciting. I had hoped that the Guinness would make it unique and interesting, but it was really not at all noticeable.


Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2011 by cliftonhanger

A very nice chocolate cake. The beer doesn't loom large in the overall flavor. I used 1 cup sour cream instead of 2/3 cup, which may have made it a bit more moist.


Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2011 by CooksALotMike

I have made this 6 or 8 times and every time it has turned out fabulous. Not sure why some people have had such bad luck making it. It is the best cake I have ever made!


Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2011 by missalyssa

Excellent!!! My husband hates chocolate cake but LOVES this cake! It is best when made the day before serving and kept in the fridge so the flavors can blend. The first time I made it we served it still a little warm and you couldn't taste the Guinness but the next day when my husband and I had another slice it was so much better because the flavors had blended.


Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2011 by dongreenfield

Very moist cake; made using a cupcake pan without cupcake papers then and topped with strawberries and ganache using 6oz of semi-sweet choc & 1 cup heavy whip cream melted in pan. I then hand dipped each cupcake and served in a cupcake foil. Looked and tasted awesome!


Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2011 by annie70

LOVE this cake!! Oh my goodness! I have made it quite a few times and every time I do, I am asked for the recipe!


Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2011 by gloromsaas

Great taste. My husband requested it again for this weekend so I'll be making it today.

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