Yvonne Cobb's Irish Stout Chocolate Cake
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Yvonne's recipe for a delicious Irish Stout Chocolate Cake!
Yvonne says:
"Don't be fooled! The deep, malty flavour of the stout in this cake, combined with the sweetness of chocolate and the lightness of cream cheese frosting makes it a unique and delicious way to celebrate the fusion of Irish heritage and cooking!"
You will need:
Cake ingredients:
250ml Irish stout, alcohol free can be used
250g unsalted butter
75g cocoa powder
50g dark chocolate pieces
400g brown sugar
150ml sour cream
2 large eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
275g plain flour
2½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Icing ingredients:
175g butter
350g icing sugar
2 tbsp of Irish whisky
Cake method:
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C fan, and grease and line a 23cm/9 inch tin.
2. Pour the Irish stout into a large wide saucepan, then add the butter and chocolate pieces and heat until they've both melted into the stout, then whisk in the cocoa and brown sugar.
3. Beat the sour cream together with the eggs and vanilla and then pour into the saucepan and whisk in the flour and bicarbonate of soda.
4. Pour the cake batter into the tin and bake for 1 hour in the oven.
5. This cake is damp, so make sure it's cooled completely before icing.
Icing method:
1. Whisk the butter for 5 minutes, then slowly add in the icing sugar.
2. Add the whisky and continue to beat until you have a spreadable consistency.
3. Ice the top of the cake so that it resembles the frothy top of the famous Irish pint!
You will also need:
- Whisk
- Spatula
- Mixing bowl
- Sieve
- Large wide saucepan
- 9 inch springform cake tin
