Guinness Dark Chocolate Cake
Who doesn’t love Chocolate? And Dark Chocolate at that. Or better yet who doesn’t love Cake? Everybody loves Cake! But Guinness Dark Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Buttercream! Heaven!
With two of the best St. Patrick’s staples in alcoholic beverages ever. Yep you guessed it (well it’s in the name but still) Guinness Beer and Irish Cream Liqueur.
Top off your St. Patrick’s Day dinner with the best dessert any chocolate lover would die for.
Guinness Dark Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Liqueur Buttercream
Equipment
- 1 8in square pan 8in round cake pan or bunt pan
- 2 Medium mixing bowl
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 1-2qt saucepan
- 1 Piping bag and tip
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 3 oz dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup Guinness Beer
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 large eggs
Irish Cream Liqueur Buttercream
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- 50 ml Irish Cream Liqueur
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F
- In a medium bowl sift together all dry ingredients and set aside.1 cup all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda
- In a saucepan melt butter and chocolate chips over medium-high heat stirring until completely melted.¼ cup unsalted butter, 3 oz dark chocolate chips
- Gradually add sugar and stir until dissolved1 cup sugar
- Remove from heat and let cool for 5mins
- Grease cake pan with Baking spray
- Add Guinness, vanilla, and egg to chocolate and stir until smooth.1 cup Guinness Beer, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, 1 large eggs
- Slowly add chocolate to dry ingredients and stir until combined, making sure to scrape sides and bottom of bowl.
- Pour batter into greased cake pan and bake for 25-30mins until toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool completely in pan
Irish Cream Liqueur Buttercream
- Using a stand-up mixer or hand mixer cream butter on high speed until light and fluffy1 cup Unsalted Butter
- Turn to low speed and add Irish Cream Liqueur continue mixing until combined.50 ml Irish Cream Liqueur
- Turn to medium speed and1 cup at a time add powdered sugar, mixing thoroughly after each cup.3 cups Powdered Sugar
- Do a taste test until the desired flavor is met. Side note: if you add more Irish Cream Liqueur make sure you add an extra tbsp of powdered sugar, or the buttercream will become too thin.
- Transfer cake from pan to cake plate or platter to add buttercream
- Put buttercream in piping bag and pipe on cake or drop and spread around for a smooth covering.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts- Irish Cream Liqueur Buttercream | |
| Serving size: 1 | |
| Servings: 8 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 448 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 25.8g | 33% |
| Saturated Fat 16.3g | 81% |
| Cholesterol 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium 181mg | 8% |
| Total Carbohydrate 50.1g | 18% |
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
| Total Sugars 48.3g | |
| Protein 0.9g | |
| Vitamin D 16mcg | 79% |
| Calcium 7mg | 1% |
| Iron 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium 8mg | 0% |
Nutrition
Enjoy!
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