Guinness® Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Frosting

This deeply dark chocolate cake with Guinness® in the batter and Irish cream liqueur in the frosting is perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 674 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• ⅔ cup sour cream
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
• 1 cup unsalted butter, sliced
• 3 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.

Step 2

Pour stout beer into a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 1 cup sliced butter; heat until butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Whisk in white sugar and cocoa powder until dissolved. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Mix sour cream, eggs, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir into beer mixture. Whisk flour and baking soda into the beer mixture until batter is smooth; pour into the greased pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake; cool to room temperature on a wire rack, about 30 minutes. Remove ring and transfer cake to a serving platter.

Step 5

Beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese together in a bowl. Add vanilla extract. Mix in confectioners' slowly until icing is smooth. Add Irish cream liqueur 1 tablespoon at a time to thin frosting to a spreading consistency. Spread frosting over cooled cake.