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Guinness Chocolate Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

A rich, moist chocolate cake made with Guinness and topped with a warm, nutty brown butter frosting.

  • Total Time: 54 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter (226 grams)
  • 1 and 1/2 cups Guinness (or similar dark stout beer)
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (113 grams)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar (210 grams)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed (110 grams)
  • 1 and 1/2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp full fat sour cream (270 grams)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled (195 grams)
  • 3 and 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp espresso powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 and 1/4 cup salted butter (283 grams) for frosting
  • 12 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature (339 grams)
  • 5 and 1/2 cups to 6 cups powdered sugar (616 to 672 grams)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp Guinness

Instructions

  1. Grease two 9-inch cake pans with shortening. Place parchment rounds in the bottom. Grease the parchment and pan sides, then flour the pans and tap out excess. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Melt 1 cup salted butter in a medium pot over medium-high heat.
  4. Turn heat down to medium and cook, stirring, until the butter browns.
  5. Pour the browned butter into a large bowl. Whisk in the Guinness.
  6. Add sugars and cocoa powder. Whisk until smooth.
  7. Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined.
  8. Add flour, baking soda, espresso powder, and salt. Whisk until the batter is smooth.
  9. Divide batter between the prepared pans.
  10. Bake for 17–24 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center has moist crumbs.
  11. Let cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto cooling racks.
  12. Make the frosting by melting 1 and 1/4 cup salted butter and browning it.
  13. Chill the browned butter slightly before mixing it with cream cheese.
  14. Beat cream cheese until creamy, then add cooled brown butter.
  15. Add powdered sugar gradually until desired consistency is reached.
  16. Mix in Guinness and vanilla extract last.
  17. Assemble the cake by layering and frosting as desired.
  18. Refrigerate if frosting is soft before serving.

Notes

Let browned butter cool slightly before mixing with cold ingredients. Cake can be made ahead and stored.

  • Author: bennacer-blogbrandinggmail-com
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 24 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

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