Guinness Chocolate Cake

By Linda Isaacs
@YogisMom

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.

Rating:

★★★★★ 21 votes

Comments:

103 Comments

Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Method:

Bake

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Notes from the Test Kitchen:
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!)

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

How to Make Guinness Chocolate Cake

Step-by-Step

1Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and line a 9 inch springform pan.
2Pour the Guinness into a large wide saucepan; add the butter – in spoons or slices – and heat until the butter's melted. Whisk in the cocoa and sugar.
3Beat the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla and then pour into the saucepan; whisk in the flour and baking soda.
4Pour the cake batter into the greased and lined pan and bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Leave to cool completely in the pan on a cooling rack.