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Photo of Guinness® Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Frosting by Dannielle Fontela

Guinness® Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Frosting

Rated as 4.67 out of 5 Stars
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"Super yummy cake that even a non-drinker will enjoy! For St. Patrick's Day or any other day that you want!"
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Ingredients

1 h 40 m servings 674
Original recipe yields 10 servings (1 9-inch cake)

Directions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
  2. Pour stout beer into a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 1 cup sliced butter; heat until butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Whisk in white sugar and cocoa powder until dissolved. Remove from heat.
  3. Mix sour cream, eggs, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir into beer mixture. Whisk flour and baking soda into the beer mixture until batter is smooth; pour into the greased pan.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake; cool to room temperature on a wire rack, about 30 minutes. Remove ring and transfer cake to a serving platter.
  5. Beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese together in a bowl. Add vanilla extract. Mix in confectioners' slowly until icing is smooth. Add Irish cream liqueur 1 tablespoon at a time to thin frosting to a spreading consistency. Spread frosting over cooled cake.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 674 calories; 35.4 83.5 5.1 127 306 Full nutrition

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I will definitely make this recipe again! This is my new fave for St Patrick's day!!

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I made these for the March challenge #everyonelovescupcakes for Allrecipes Allstars Canada. The liquid to flour ratio is off in this recipe, basic cake ratio is 1 part fat, 2 parts sugar, 3 part...

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I will definitely make this recipe again! This is my new fave for St Patrick's day!!

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This is a rich, dense and delicious cake. Followed recipe as written.

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Wonderful. I got rave reviews

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Made for my son's birthday. It was so very delicious that it disappeared. My granddaughter liked it so much, that she is thinking of having it for her wedding cake.

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This is an amazingly moist chocolate cake with an essence of stout that is not overpowering. The only thing I added was 1/4 t salt. It was a huge hit at my St. Patty's day party and 3 people ask...

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I made these for the March challenge #everyonelovescupcakes for Allrecipes Allstars Canada. The liquid to flour ratio is off in this recipe, basic cake ratio is 1 part fat, 2 parts sugar, 3 part...

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