- Prep: 25 Bake: 45 min. + cooling
- Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Guinness (dark beer)
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Directions
- Grease two 9- or 10-in. springform pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a small 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 pans.
- Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan.
- Makes a moist, dense cake.
Cream Cheese Butter Cream Frosting
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- ½ C butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 C powdered sugar
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy, beat in vanilla. Add powdered sugar; beat until smooth (do not over-beat). Makes a nice, creamy frosting. Yield: Enough to frost a two-layer cake
