• 11/5 Nat'l Stout Day - 1

    From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to All on Monday, November 04, 2024 18:41:00
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    Title: Chocolate Guinness Cake
    Categories: Cakes, Chocoate, Dairy, Cheese, Beer
    Yield: 12 servings

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    Butter; for the pan
    1 c Guinness stout
    10 tb Unsalted butter
    3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa
    2 c Superfine sugar
    3/4 c Sour cream
    2 lg Eggs
    1 tb Vanilla extract
    2 c A-P flour
    2 1/2 ts Baking soda

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    1 1/4 c Confectioners' sugar
    8 oz Cream cheese; room temp
    1/2 c Heavy cream

    Heat oven to 350oF/175oC.

    Butter a 9" springform pan and line with parchment
    paper. In a large saucepan, combine Guinness and butter.
    Place over medium-low heat until butter melts, then
    remove from heat. Add cocoa and superfine sugar, and
    whisk to blend.

    In a small bowl, combine sour cream, eggs and vanilla;
    mix well. Add to Guinness mixture. Add flour and baking
    soda, and whisk again until smooth. Pour into buttered
    pan, and bake until risen and firm, 45 minutes to 1
    hour. Place pan on a wire rack and cool completely in
    pan.

    FOR THE TOPPING: Uxusing a food processor or by hand, mix
    confectioners' sugar to break up lumps. Add cream cheese
    and blend until smooth. Add heavy cream, and mix until
    smooth and spreadable.

    Remove cake from pan and place on a platter or cake
    stand. Ice top of cake only, so that it resembles a
    frothy pint of Guinness.

    By: Nigella Lawson

    Yield: One 9" cake or 12 servings

    RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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