Guinness Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Live Well Bake Often · by Danielle Rye★ 5.0 (1)

Guinness Chocolate Cake Recipe

NUTRITION · PER SERVING90M COOK
CAL 37%·PRO 11%
CARBS 102G55% OF CAL
3G FIBER19G OTHER80G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 37G44% OF CAL
17G SAT20G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A rich, moist chocolate cake infused with Guinness beer and topped with Baileys frosting. Decadent and deeply flavored for chocolate and Irish cream lovers.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 12
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled (250 grams))
  • ¾ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder ((65 grams; avoid using Dutch process))
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar ((200 grams))
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar ((200 grams))
  • ½ cup canola or vegetable oil ((120 ml))
  • ½ cup buttermilk ((120 ml))
  • ½ cup full-fat sour cream ((120 grams))
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Guinness beer ((240 ml; extra stout, draught, or non-alcoholic will work))
  • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (softened (340 grams; 3 sticks))
  • 4 ½ cups powdered sugar ((540 grams))
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons Baileys Irish cream (can swap some with heavy cream for a lighter flavor)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
PREP
60M
SODIUM
482MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.