Chocolate Stout Cake
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Serves: 12
 
Chocolate Stout Cake, adapted from Irish Favourites Cookbook
Ingredients
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour, unbleached + more for dusting the pan
  • ¾ Cup unsweetened Cocoa
  • 1 Tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ Tsp Salt
  • ¾ Cup (1½ Sticks) Unsalted Butter, softened
  • 1 Cup packed Light Brown Sugar
  • ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Stout, at room temperature (I used Jamaican Dragon Stout)
  • 1½ Cup Icing Sugar
  • 3-4 Tbsp Hot Water
  • 2 Tbsp Green Sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Spray a 10 inch Bundt Pan (a 13 X 9 inch baking pan) with cooking spray, then dust with flour
  3. Combine flour, cocoa and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside
  4. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy
  5. Beat in vanilla
  6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition
  7. Add flour mixture alternately with stout, beating after each addition
  8. Pour batter evenly into prepared pan
  9. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a sharp knife or toothpick inserted into the centre comes out
  10. clean
  11. Allow to cool completely in the rack
  12. In a small measuring cup, sift in icing sugar. Add hot water and stir until smooth. Pour over the cake and add sprinkles for final touch
Recipe by Lovely Pantry at https://lovelypantry.com/2012/03/chocolate-stout-cake/