This rich and moist Chocolate Stout Cake is infused with the deep flavors of darkish beer and topped with raspberries and cream for a stunning dessert. Impressed by a memorable cake shared with friends in Scotland, this recipe is right for celebrations or any day that requires chocolate.
Will and I arrived in Scotland on a Monday evening time in October, weary from journey and, as common, ravenous. Hunger follows us all over the place—it’s just about our third wheel. Our friends, the Mardens, who had merely traded Houston for Aberdeen, welcomed us into their new residence with the kind of chocolate cake that claims, “Hold as long as you need”—so we did.
The eldest daughter, Agatha, had baked a chocolate stout cake that was rich nonetheless unassuming. Dense with out being heavy. It was deeply chocolatey, softly scented with stout, and fully moist. I ate my slice shortly, savoring every chunk whereas resisting the urge to ask for seconds. (I’m not above asking for a further slice, nonetheless sometimes you have to play it cool.)
We didn’t understand it then, nonetheless that cake wasn’t solely a warmth welcome to Scotland; it quietly grew to change into the blueprint for our wedding ceremony cake. Some recipes do this—they settle into your life and hold.
Listed below are the weather you’ll should make this Chocolate Stout Cake:
• Guinness (or any darkish stout) beer
• Dutch- processed cocoa powder (I used Hershey’s Explicit Darkish)
• granulated sugar
• baking soda and baking powder
• all-purpose flour
• unsalted butter (though I’ve been baking with salted butter as of late and I don’t know why I haven’t baked this fashion sooner!)
• vanilla extract
• for topping the cake: cream cheese and Bailey’s liqueur to make a thick and spreadable glaze, modern raspberries, cocoa powder, and store-bought meringue cookie
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the Guinness and butter. Enable them to mingle and swirl spherical until the butter melts into the beer, creating the underside of our rich, chocolatey magic. Whereas that happens, whisk collectively the cocoa powder and sugar in a giant mixing bowl.
As quickly because the butter/beer combo is ready, pour it into the cocoa and sugar mixture and whisk all of it collectively until straightforward and glossy. The chocolate mixture will cool barely as you whisk, nonetheless give it just a bit extra time to return to room temperature sooner than grabbing your hand mixer. When it’s cool enough, beat inside the eggs, vanilla extract, and buttermilk on medium velocity until the mixture is straightforward and silky.
In a smaller bowl, whisk collectively the dry components: flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Commonly add this to the moist components, beating on low velocity until merely blended. Then give it a quick whip on medium velocity for a number of minute to make sure the whole thing is correctly included. Pour the batter into your prepared pan, slide it into the oven, and bake for 35-40 minutes. You’ll understand it’s ready when the best bounces once more at a fragile press or a toothpick comes out clear (or with a few moist crumbs—it’s all good). Let the cake cool for about half-hour sooner than loosening the perimeters with a knife and releasing the springform.
Whereas the cake cools, let’s converse frosting. In a medium bowl, beat the butter until it’s good and delicate. Add the cream cheese and mix until straightforward and well-combined. Toss inside the powdered sugar and a splash of Bailey’s (or cream in case you’re sustaining it conventional), and beat all of it collectively until straightforward and spreadable.
As quickly because the cake is cool, change it to a serving plate and unfold the cream cheese frosting generously extreme. Merely sooner than serving, mud with cocoa powder and crown it with modern raspberries and delicate meringues for that extra contact of sophistication.
Any leftovers? Lucky you! Wrap them loosely and retailer inside the fridge for as a lot as 4 days—within the occasion that they closing that prolonged.
For our wedding ceremony cake, I multiplied this recipe by 6 to create three 9×13-inch layers. I topped and crammed the cake with a Swiss Meringue Buttercream because of it’s a extremely sturdy and by no means too sweet topping. Inside I crammed the layers with a tart lemon raspberry curd and it was merely fairly!! Yow will uncover a video on the cake coming collectively proper right here!
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This rich and moist Chocolate Stout Cake is infused with the deep flavors of darkish beer and topped with raspberries and cream for a stunning dessert.
For the Cake:
For the Frosting:
Place a rack inside the greater third of the oven and preheat oven to 325 ranges F. Evenly grease a 9-inch springform pan, line the underside of the pan with parchment paper and evenly grease the parchment paper. Set the pan aside.
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat combine Guinness and butter. Swirl throughout the pan until the butter has melted. Whereas the butter melts whisks collectively the cocoa powder and sugar in a giant bowl.
Pour the melted butter mixture into the cocoa and sugar mixture and whisk to combine. The chocolate mixture ought to chill as a result of it’s whisked nonetheless merely guarantee it’s cooled to largely room temperature sooner than using a hand mixer to beat inside the eggs, vanilla extract and buttermilk on medium velocity.
In a small bowl, whisk collectively flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until evenly blended. Add the dry components to the moist and beat to combine on low velocity until blended, then whip on medium velocity for 1 minutes. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake bounces once more when evenly pressed or a toothpick caught in the midst of the cake comes out clear or with a few moist crumbs. Allow the cake to relax for half-hour sooner than working a cake knife between the cake and the pan and loosening the spring type.
Whereas the cake cools, make the frosting. In a medium bowl beat the butter until softened throughout the bowl. Add the softened cream cheese and beat until blended. Add the powdered sugar and a splash of Baily’s or cream to the mixture. Beat until straightforward and spreadable.
Place the cooled cake on a plate and simple generously with cream cheese frosting. Merely sooner than serving, mud with cocoa powder and excessive with raspberries and meringues.
Retailer any leftovers wrapped loosely inside the fridge for as a lot as 4 days.
