Chocolate Stout Cake
- 2 cups stout beer (dark stout)
- 2 cups unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 cups flour
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 tbsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
1. Preheat oven to 350- Grease 3- 8 inch pans (2 inches deep)
2. Boil the beer and butter. Add cocoa powder- whisk until smooth. Let cool slightly.
3. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
4. Beat eggs and sour cream. Add beer mix and then dry ingredients. Beat briefly on low.
5. Pour into pans- bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
6. Cool for 10 minutes and take out of pans and let cool completely.
7. Frost with Stout Cake Chocolate Icing.
Stout Cake Chocolate Icing
Ingredients:
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 lb. semi-sweet chocolate (baking bar)
1. Put cream in sauce pan and simmer.
2. Stir constantly and then remove from heat.
3. Chop up chocolate and mix into cream.
4. REFRIGERATE FOR 2 HOURS.
5. Frost in between cake layers and all around. Put in fridge.
This seems to be my special occasion cake, like my husband's graduate school graduation party
...and going away parties for dear friends
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