Guinness and Chocolate Cake
A friend asked me for this recipe, so here it is. Sorry it is imperial for you metric people out there.
7 fl oz Guinness
6 oz plain flour
2 medium eggs beaten
10 oz dark soft brown sugar
2 oz cocoa powder
4 oz butter
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method
1 Preheat the oven to gas mark 4 ( 180 deg C, 350 deg F)
2 Grease two non stick, 8 inch baking tins. Line base with baking parchment
3 Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl, then gradually beat in the eggs
4 In a second bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda
5 Sift the cocoa into a 3rd bowl and mix in the Guinness
6 Fold a dollop of cocoa mixture into the butter / sugar followed by an equal amount of flour mixture. Repeat until completely mixed.
7 Spread mixture into the two tins and bake for 30-35 minutes. Leave to cool.
Alternatively I make this in one layer in a greased non stick 9” springform tin with the base lined with baking parchment and bake for 55-60 minutes. Cook two to make a really big cake!
Sandwich together with butter icing and enjoy!
Filling
3 oz butter
6 oz icing sugar
vanilla extract
Cream together sugar and butter, add vanilla extract to taste. If too stiff, add a little warm water ( 1 or 2 tsps) from the kettle to loosen.
Coating if you want to be really decadent
8oz good quality chocolate
2 oz butter
Melt together in a bowl over a pan of hot water then spread over cake and allow to set.
