Cooking with Amy Guinness Stout Chocolate Cake Recipe

July 17, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Celebrity Chefs, Dessert Recipes at 1:39 pm | Comments »

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: