Sunday, March 10, 2024
Adding a Stout such as Guinness to a cake adds intense moisture & offsets the sweetness with a touch of bitterness.
You will need:
- 250ml Guinness
- 250gms butter (unsalted)
- 75gms cocoa powder
- 400gms caster sugar
- 150ml sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbs vanilla extract
- 275gms plain flour
- 2.5 tsps baking soda
For the icing:
- 300gms of cream cheese
- 150gms of icing sugar
- 2 tsps of cornflour
- 125mls of cream
To make:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and butter & line a 23cm cake tin
- In a saucepan, add the Guinness & butter & heat gently until the butter is melted. Whisk in the sugar & cocoa & remove from the heat.
- In a seperate bowl, beat the sour cream, eggs & vanilla. Add the Guinness/butter mix + flour & baking soda & stir until combined.
- Pour the batter into the greased & lined tin & bake for 45-60mins. Leave to cool completely in the tin.
- Beat the cream cheese, icing sugar, cornflour & cream until you have a spreadable consistency.
- Ice to resemble the froth on top of a pint.