Rich Guinness Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2/3 cup stout beer, such as guinness
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick plus 2 tbs.)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2/3 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f butter 8-inch round cake pan. line with parchment or wax paper. butter paper.
• 2 bring stout and butter to a simmer in heavy saucepan over medium heat. add cocoa; whisk until smooth. cool slightly.
• 3 whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl to blend; set aside.
• 4 beat egg, yolk and sour cream with electric mixer in another large bowl to blend. add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture, and beat just to combine.
• 5 add flour mixture and beat 30 seconds on slowest speed. fold batter using rubber spatula until completely combined; pour into prepared pan.
• 6 bake about 50 to 55 minutes, or until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean. transfer to rack; cool.
• 7 once it is cool, prepare syrup (can use my recipe of guinness syrup). cut a piece of the cake, put in a glass, add some ice cream and drizzle the warm syrup on top. enjoy!