This chocolate stout cake is silky-smooth and light with a deep chocolate flavor perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The stout beer amplifies the cocoa and gives the cake a slight malty flavor. The cream cheese frosting sweetens the cake and complements the stout, adding a creamy note remenicanant to a cold, freshly poured pint. The recipe only calls for 1 cup of beer, leaving plenty  to enjoy while eating the cake and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. 

Chocolate Stout Cake
Makes 1 9-inch cake, serves 12

Ingredients 

Cake
1 cup Guinness or other dark beer
½ cup butter, cubed
2 cups sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 large eggs
⅔ cup sour cream
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking soda

Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
½ cup heavy whipping cream

Directions 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-inch round pan lined with parchment on the bottom. Set aside.
2. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, heat beer and butter until butter is melted. Remove from heat and whisk in sugar and cocoa until blended. 
3. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Slowly add the egg mixture to the warm beer mixture, whisking continuously until combined. 
4. In another medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Add to the beer mixture and whisk vigorously until smooth and combined.
5. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Remove cake from the pan and place on a platter or cake stand. 
7. Meanwhile, in a large bowl with the whisk attachment on a hand mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Stop the mixture and add powdered sugar and cream. Beat on medium speed until smooth and combined. 
8. Frost the top of the cake with the cream cheese frosting, leaving the sides of the cake exposed. Cake will last up to one week, wrapped loosely in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator.

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