Guinness Chocolate Cake

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield 12 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Need a St. Patty’s Day dessert? Our Guinness chocolate cake is a fan-favorite Irish dessert.

Ingredients

1 cup Guinness (dark beer)
1/2 cup butter, cubed
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup baking cocoa
2 large eggs, room temperature, 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

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. springform pan and line the bottom with parchment; set aside.
In a large 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 until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove cake from the pan and place on a platter or cake stand.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add confectioners’ sugar and cream; beat until smooth (do not overbeat). Frost top of cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 497 calories, 22g fat (13g saturated fat), 91mg cholesterol, 298mg sodium, 70g carbohydrate (50g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.

One bite and everyone will propose a toast to this silky-smooth chocolate Guinness cake. The cream cheese frosting reminds me of the foamy head on a perfectly poured pint. —Marjorie Hennig, Seymour, Indiana

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