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Chocolate Stout Cake Recipe

	Borinda / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago This cake is amazing. Three layers which are each a couple of inches high, plus the icing make one toweringly impressive presentation. I found this on epicurious and made it for Mother's Day. I've suggested 20 servings because it is rich and a thi... More Prep:60m Cook:50m Servings:20	Borinda
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Ingredients

For the cake:

2 cups stout (such as Guinness)

2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)

4 cups all purpose flour

4 cups sugar

1 tablespoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

4 large eggs

1 1/3 cups sour cream

Icing:

2 cups whipping cream

1 pound bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

For cake:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Butter three 8-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Line with parchment paper. Butter paper.

Bring 2 cups stout and 2 cups butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.

Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in large bowl to blend.

Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend.

Add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined.

Divide batter equally among prepared pans.

Bake cakes until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer cakes to rack; cool 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto rack and cool completely.

For icing:

Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chopped chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Refrigerate until icing is spreadable, stirring frequently, about 2 hours.

Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with second cake layer. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining icing over top and sides of cake.

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Comments

henrie 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I've had a chocolate beer cake before and it was really good. Thank you for the reminder of this recipe, great post, you have my 5

conner909 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wow...this looks great!

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