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whole frosted guinness chocolate cake with a pint of guinness in the back ground
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Guinness Chocolate Cake

You don't have to wait for St. Patrick's Day to make my Guinness Chocolate Cake. Your family and friends will love this rich chocolaty dessert with a cream cheese frosting any time of year!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Irish
Servings: 12
Calories: 544kcal

Ingredients

Cake Pan

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Guinness Chocolate Cake

  • 12 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 cup Guinness
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt full fat (plain or vanilla)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt

Frosting

  • 8 ounce cream cheese softened
  • cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Cake Pan

  • Butter a 9-inch spring form pan with 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter. Dust with 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, tap out the excess cocoa powder and set off to the side.

Guinness Chocolate Cake

  • Preheat your oven to 350°
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the Gunniess to the melted butter and bring to a simmer.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cocoa powder. Mix well and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  • Whisk together the Greek yogurt, eggs and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the cooled cocoa mixture to the egg mixture and mix until well blended and smooth.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder and salt. Set to the side until needed.
    **Combine all the ingredients using a wire whisk.
  • Add the flour to the chocolate mixture and stir until well incorporated.
    *Be careful not to overmix!
  • Pour the chocolate batter into the prepared pan.
    **This is a thin batter, don't worry.
  • Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a cake tester comes out with only a trace of batter attached.
  • Cool the finished cake on a wire rack until cool to the touch. Transfer the cooled cake to a cake dish for frosting.
    **Allow the cake to cool a little longer after removing it from the pan.

Frosting

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer use the paddle attachment to beat the cream cheese until smooth.
  • Gradually add in the powdered sugar, the cream and vanilla.
    **Add more powdered sugar or cream as needed.
  • When the frosting is smooth and the cake has cooled, frost the top of the cake with the frosting.
    **The cake should resemble a pint of Guinness.

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Nutrition

Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 327mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 65g | Vitamin A: 690IU | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg