- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
You’ll use about half a bottle of Guinness stout for this easy Guinness cake. It does an amazing job of bringing out the rich chocolate flavors of this cake and helps, alongside sour cream, to keep it tender and moist. The frosting is intentionally light and creamy and does best when you swirl it onto the top of the cake with a spoon or spatula (it’s too soft to pipe on).
Ingredient:
- 3/4 cup (180ml or 6oz) Guinness stout beer
- 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
- 1/2 cup (40g) unsweetened cocoa powder, spooned and leveled
- 1 ½ cups (195g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (113g or 4oz) sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces (225g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups (140g) powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch, optional
- 1/3 cup (80ml) cold heavy cream, not plain whipping cream, see tips
