Guinness Cake

Happy St Patrick’s Day All!

I’m not usually one to celebrate St Paddy Day, but I find the older I get the more I love! Obviously Pinterest is a big influence!

OF Course I had to share this recipe with you guys. It’s kinda dead easy and not that long to do. I’m not going to lie, this cake is like Marmite in our house. Mum LOVES it, whereas Arji (the human dustbin) isn’t a big fan. Again in work some of the guys like it and some hate it. I have found the longer you leave the cake, the flavours mature and the Guinness really comes out. It’s quite surprising how much chocolatier and spongier the cake is with Guinness – {NERD ALERT} this is because the gas in the stout (No, Guinness is not beer!) reacts with the baking soda in the oven, causing the cake to rise more. Well this is what I’m guessing, but I did get a C in Science… so maybe don’t trust me!

This cake is more than enough for 7-8 people. I use a 18cm Bundt tin which personally I think is the perfect size.

Ingredients:

• 125ml Guinness (No other substitute…duh)
• 125g Butter
• 40g Cocoa Powder
• 200g Caster Sugar (Yes Caster!)
• 1 Egg
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• 50g Yoghurt
• 20g milk
• 140g Plain Flour
• 1tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• pinch of instant espresso coffee (Trust me it helps)

 

Recipe:

1. place the butter and stout over the hob and heat gently until the butter is melted. Make sure its not on too high heat. (Don’t want to kill off all the alcohol now do we?)
2. once melted let it cool slightly and add cocoa powder and sugar
3. Again once that’s cooked out then you can add the egg, milk, yoghurt and vanilla.
4. In a bowl sift all the dry ingredients (Flour, baking soda/powder) and slowly pour the wet mixture into the flour.
5. Once all mixed pour in a bowl and bake for 35 minutes on 170c. (PLEASE make sure you have greased the tin well as this batter sticks)
6. Top with a little cream cheese frosting (3tbsp of cream cheese & 150g icing sugar)
7. Now you may enjoy!

 

I hope you guys like this recipe! Maybe give it a go for next next year’s St Patrick’s Day…