Chocolate cake is made richer with Guinness Stout. A creamy chocolate frosting is spread over the bundt cake, and toffee bits take it up another level.
I’ve always been a fan of Guinness Beer. I think it has a lot to do with its appearance Guinness is thick, dark, and foamy. It reminds me of two of my favorite thing; coffee and chocolate. The texture and the flavor lends itself perfectly to sweets like Guinness Black Bottom Cupcakes, Guinness Floats, and Guinness Milkshakes.
What Is A Chocolate Guinness Cake
This chocolate bundt cake is rich, moist, and infused with the bold taste of Guinness stout beer. The stout beer cooks down until it is almost syrupy in nature. Doing this concentrates the flavor of the beer and intensifies the flavor of the cake. I also beat a little beer into my frosting and this is where you notice the flavor the most! I add a little for flavor but not enough to overpower the buttercream. This cake is for ALL chocolate lovers and if you are a Guinness lover, well then that is just a bonus!
WHERE IS THE GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE?
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How To Make A Guinness Chocolate Cake
The key step in making this bundt cake is cooking down the stout beer. In a saucepan, I combine the Guinness beer and the butter. The beer will thin out and be more like a syrup than a stout beer. Once the butter has melted, whisk in chocolate until melted.
This chocolate mixture will eventually combine with eggs, sugar, and sour cream for a creamy cake base. A dry combination will get mixed in and the whole things will be poured into a prepped bundt pan. Make sure you grease your bundt pan and dust it with cocoa powder so that the cake releases easily from the pan.
The cake will take just under an hour to bake. Allow the cake to sit in the pan for about 30 minutes before running a knife around the edges. Flip the cake onto a cooling rack and allow the cake to cool completely.
Frosting For Guinness Cake
Honestly, you could leave this cake as is and top with just a dusting of powdered sugar. But if you love frosting as much as I do then you are going to want to make the chocolate frosting!
For the buttercream, I combine softened butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and yes, more Guinness beer. You could omit the beer or use just enough to lend a hint of flavor. It will really be up to you and your tastes. After spreading the buttercream over the cake, I topped the cake with toffee bits.
Can You Freeze Chocolate Guinness Cake?
You can definitely freeze an unfrosted cake. I would wrap the cake tightly in plastic wrap and place in an air-tight container for 2-3 months. When ready, allow the cake to come to room temperature before frosting the cake.
Is Chocolate Guinness Cake Alcoholic?
No, the alcohol in the beer will bake off during the first step, That being said, there will be a little alcohol in the frosting, it will really depend on how much you use!
If you like this Guinness cake try these Guinness Black Bottom Cupcakes and this Guinness Ice Cream Float!
Guinness Chocolate Cake
Chocolate cake is made richer with Guinness Stout. A creamy chocolate frosting is spread over the bundt cake, and toffee bits take it up another level.
Ingredients
- cocoa powder to dust the pan
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup Guinness Stout beer
- 8 oz semi sweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- For the frosting:
- 3/4 cups softened butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 3- 4 tablespoons Guinness
- Milk as necessary
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter or spray a bundt pan and dust with cocoa powder, swirling pan to coat.
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
- In a small sauce pan, combine butter and beer. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the butter has melted. Remove from heat and stir in 8 oz of chocolate. Whisk until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
- In the bowl of a mixer, beat eggs and sugars on medium speed until light and creamy. Mix in chocolate mixture and yogurt. Gradually beat in flour mixture with mixer on low. Continue to beat until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cake rest for 30 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a rack to cool completely before glazing.
- To prepare the frosting; beat the butter in the bowl of mixer until creamy. Slowly beat in powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add Guinness beer and milk as necessary to get a creamy frosting.
Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 777Total Fat 37gSaturated Fat 22gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 125mgSodium 421mgCarbohydrates 107gFiber 3gSugar 78gProtein 8g
Robyn says
Decadent and yummy!!!
Kate | Food Babbles says
This is gorgeous! I love the depth of flavor stout adds to chocolate. And those toffee bits! Yum!
Emily @ Life on Food says
I make bundt cakes because I am not the biggest fan of frosting. This cake looks fantastic! I need to go get me some Guinness!
Betsy says
Oh my goodness! That cake looks amazing! Perfect for later this month.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
It’s so gorgeous Tanya!! And the chocolate. And guinness! perfection!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
Beautiful cake, Tanya! I’ve always enjoyed the taste of stouts but until recently, I never really drank them much. But now, I’m a huge fan! I especially love the Left Hand Milk Stout and Southern Tier 2X Presso. Gotta give this cake a try for sure!
heather+@french+press says
just gorgeous Tanya! while I may not enjoy drinking Guinness (although in college I sure did) I love it with my chocolate
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me says
Did I tell you how awesome you are for making this cake? I mean… you just hit superstar level. Throw your cake:frosting ratio theories out the window and hack me off a huge slice.
Jessica says
Just wondering on the ingredients….you list 1/2 cup heavy cream but than it is not mentioned in the directions. Do I just add to the batter when adding yogurt?
Medeja says
Must try this bundt cake.. Looks so so good!
Shalimar says
Love how this Bundt Cake looks!!!… but not sure about doing it with Guinness with the kids being the most cake eaters… Could I substitute it with something else?… milk??? or it doesn’t matter?…
Lemonsforlulu says
You could try a little coffee in place of the Guinness, but honestly the alcohol will cook out, it will be fine for kids. My own kids loved it!
Marilyn says
I love to make bundt cakes and I love Guiness. I think this cake needs to be made in my home! Thank you for sharing at #wonderful wednesday! Pinned and tweeted.
Martie says
I’d say you went all out on your first bundt cake! Adding beer just makes it more bad-a**! I will definitely have to try this recipe, because chocolate and beer. 🙂
Cristina Mandeville says
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Heather Marie says
It’s hard to go wrong with booze in baked goods! This looks great for upcoming St. Patrick’s day 🙂
Karly says
Totally in love with this cake! Thanks for linking up to What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Carlee says
yum! They made a delicious guinness chocolate cake for one of my showers, but I have never made one myself. I am going to have to give this a try!
Frugal Hausfrau says
Oh but does this look good! i love cakes that have both cocoa and lots of chocolate and that glaze! It’s a thing of beauty!
Thanks much for bringing this by Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
Theresa @DearCreatives says
This looks amazing. Last St. Patrick’s I made Guinness cupcakes. My daughter hated them due to the flavor profile but, that just means more cake for me 😉 Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared. Hope to see you again soon.
Bonny says
I have made the cake and it’s lovely. But the glaze is waaaaay too runny it is not much thicker than milk. I live in Australia and there’s no heavy cream so I used whipping cream with a fat content of 35% and it’s nothing that would stick to a cake! Not sure what to do now ?
Lemonsforlulu says
I’m so sorry…you may have had to add more powdered sugar to achieve a less runny consistency.
Tanya Schroeder says
It is a very drippy glaze, it is not a frosting.