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Cooking with Amy Guinness Stout Chocolate Cake Recipe

July 17, 2006 By Delia

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There’s nothing better on a Monday morning than going home & licking your weekday wounds by indulging in a bit of chocolate.  And what better way than with Cooking with Amy’s Amy Sherman Guinness Stout Chocolate Cake recipe.

Combine the weekend stout with the weekday chocolate craving & you have yourself a delectable sweet.  Enjoy!

Ingredients for Cake:

  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 1 cup Guinness
  • 2/3 cup dark cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat oven to 350 F or 175 C degrees.

With cocoa powder, lightly dust two greased 8 or 9 inch spring form pans. In heavy saucepan heat butter, Guinness and cocoa powder until melted. Cool.

Sift dry ingredients together, add the Guinness-cocoa mixture and beat for 1 minute on medium speed. Add eggs and sour cream and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.

Pour batter into pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove sides and cool. Use a serrated knife to even tops, if necessary. Frost. Chill the cake to set up the frosting.

Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Guinness Stout
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2/3 cups cocoa

What’s Next:

Beat all ingredients, except cocoa, until very smooth. Sift or sieve the cocoa, then mix it in the frosting.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

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