Guinness Chocolate Cake

🍺🍫 Guinness Chocolate Cake (Rich, Dark & Ultra-Moist)

This Guinness chocolate cake is deep, fudgy, and incredibly moist. The stout enhances the chocolate flavor (it doesn’t taste like beer!) and pairs perfectly with tangy cream cheese frosting.

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🛒 Ingredients (Serves 10–12)

🍫 Cake

• 1 cup (240 ml) Guinness stout

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• ¾ cup sour cream (room temp)

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 2½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

🤍 Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

• 3–3½ cups powdered sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• Pinch salt

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Prep

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

• Grease and line a 9-inch round cake pan (or springform pan).

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2️⃣ Make the Chocolate Base

1. In a saucepan, heat Guinness and butter over medium heat until butter melts.

2. Remove from heat and whisk in cocoa powder until smooth.

3. Stir in sugar and let cool slightly.

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3️⃣ Mix Wet Ingredients

• In a bowl, whisk sour cream, eggs, and vanilla.

• Add to cooled Guinness mixture and stir to combine.

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4️⃣ Add Dry Ingredients

• In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.

• Gradually fold into wet mixture until just combined (don’t overmix).

Batter will be thin — that’s normal.

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5️⃣ Bake

• Pour into prepared pan.

• Bake 45–55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

• Cool completely before frosting.

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🤍 Make the Frosting

1. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy.

2. Gradually add powdered sugar.

3. Add vanilla and salt.

4. Beat until thick and creamy.

Spread thickly on top (leave sides unfrosted for classic look).

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❄️ Storage

• Refrigerate up to 5 days.

• Bring to room temp before serving.

• Freezes well (unfrosted) up to 2 months.

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💡 Pro Tips

✔ Use room temperature ingredients for smoother batter.
✔ For extra richness, add ½ cup mini chocolate chips.
✔ Want cupcakes? Bake 18–22 minutes (makes ~20).
✔ Dust lightly with cocoa for a dramatic finish.

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If you’d like, I can also share:

• 🍺 Guinness chocolate cupcakes

• 🍫 Layer cake version

• 🍫 Chocolate ganache topping instead of cream cheese

• 💰 A bakery-style version for selling with cost breakdown