Guinness Chocolate Cake

Guinness Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Recipe Rating:
 19 Ratings
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate, Quick & Easy
Collections: St. Patrick's Day, Member's Choice, Chocolate...
Serves: 8
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Ingredients

1 c guinness draft beer
3/4 c sour cream
1 stick unsalted butter (add 2 tbsp if you'd like)
2 eggs
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 c unsweetened cocoa
2 c all purpose flour
3 c confectioner's sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
Pinched by Kathleen_Levin, and 1,746 more.

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Rhinebeck, NY (pop. 2,657)
YogisMom
Member Since Feb 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Linda's Notes:

I used a bundt pan for the cake pictured. I dusted it with confectioner's sugar and inverted it, just to be a little different.


(See Linda's Original Version of Recipe)
Comments from the Test Kitchen: Kitchen Crew

This is a wonderfully moist and delicious chocolate cake.  Surprisingly, the beer really enhanced the flavor of the chocolate, and the sour cream helped to make it so moist.  If you are a chocolate lover then this is a must try.  (And it was easy too!)

 
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mcmaven
Mary Leanderts mcmaven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 12, 2010
A friend made Guinness cupcakes for New Year's Eve and they were wonderful... Looking forward to trying your cake!
fudgie
Faye Patterson fudgie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mar 8, 2010
Made this yesterday and it was really good! Thank you for posting your recipe.
parfait
Mar 31, 2010
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cmharig
Cassie Harig cmharig
 
 
 
 
Jun 14, 2010
Not bad! Really like the Guinness flavor.
Dulvary
Karen Kirkwood Dulvary
 
 
 
 
Jun 20, 2010
Mine came out a bit dry. Baked it for exactly 45 minutes, and the tooth pick came out clean. I am thinking that some canned cherry pie filling would be really good with this cake!
MsVivian
Vivian Queen-Chase MsVivian
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 6, 2010
Hi Karen, cakes keep baking a little after coming out of the oven. The toothpick coming out clean can be when it's barely done or it will still be clean when a little over cooked. All ovens cook a little different.
ApelC
April Craven ApelC
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mar 8, 2011
I was looking at this recipe on another website and was so tempted to make it but was concerned about other comments I have read that you can taste the beer...is that true?
CathyAmmlung
Cathy Ammlung CathyAmmlung
 
 
 
 
Mar 9, 2011
This looks very much like the Guiness chocolate cupcakes with Baileys/Jameson ganache and frosting. I think this would be a little easier to do - and I may just take that frosting recipe and us on the cake!
kitchenmusic
Linda Huey kitchenmusic
 
 
 
 
 
Mar 9, 2011
Got to make this! It looks so delicious and moist!
grannylove
ginger hysell grannylove
 
 
 
 
Mar 10, 2011
it sounds delicous where can you get the beer?D
YogisMom
Mar 10, 2011
April, there is only a HINT of the beer flavor in this cake.

Ginger, you get the beer at any grocery store or liquor store.

Thanks everyone for all your comments. I never knew that when I entered this recipe, that it would be so well received. It really IS a delicious cake....most and flavorful. Enjoy, everyone!
Raylee01
Raylyn Shapori Raylee01
 
 
 
 
Mar 10, 2011
I made this cake yesterday. I increased the sour cream to 1 cup, otherwise, followed the recipe. The cake is dense, moist and delicious. I made a sour cream drizzle to go over it which added moisture as well and the little bit of tang from the sour cream helps to cut the sweet from the cake. Really liked this recipe.

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