Guinness Chocolate Cake

Guiness Chocolate Cake with raspberries and a bottle of beer

This Guinness Chocolate Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting is incredibly moist, decadent and melts-in-your mouth delicious. The best cake a chocolate lover could ever wish for; a fantastic chocolate cake with less than a minute of mixing required and 5 minutes prep time. What’s not to love?

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings -12 slices

Calories 737kcal

Author Imma

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
½ cup buttermilk or sour milk
¼ cup sour cream
1 cup Guinness
½ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup hot coffee

Chocolate Ganache

3-4 tablespoons heavy cream or whip cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chocolate , semi sweet and milk chocolate

Bailey's Irish Cream Cheese Frosting

4 ounce unsalted butter , softened
8 ounces cream cheese , softened
4-6 cups powdered sugar
4 -6 tablespoons Baileys Irish cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F, then grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Set aside.
In a large bowl mix together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, Guinness, oil and vanilla. Pour in hot coffee. Mix with a spatula or wooden spoon for about 1 or 2 minutes (Batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool them completely on a cooling rack.

Chocolate Ganache

Melt cream, butter and chocolate chips in a microwave for about a minute , mix until smooth and shiny.
Pour over cake and serve.

Baileys Irish cream Frosting

In a large bowl, mix together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer or by hand . Add powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Slowly pour in the Baileys, adding less or more depending on how boozy you want the frosting to be .
Refrigerate until ready to use . Spread over cake.

Notes

To make these into cupcakes, adjust baking times to 12- 15 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
For any leftovers, store it in an airtight container in the fridge for about 1-2 days. Moreover, the unfrosted cake will keep well for about 5 days if stored in an airtight container in a cool place.
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. Please keep in mind that it is a rough estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary greatly based on the products used.

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