Chocolate Beer Cake- United States #13

Chocolate Beer Cake- United States #13

A moist, rich chocolate cake with walnuts in the frosting. The main ingredient is stout beer!

The Cake:
4 oz soft butter  (1 stick)
10 oz dark brown sugar
2 large beaten eggs
6 oz all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 oz cocoa powder
7 fl. oz. stout beer

1. Lightly grease 2- 8" round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper and grease.
2. Preheat oven 350F.
3. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
4. Add eggs, beating well.
5. Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
6. Mix cocoa and stout beer together.
7. Alternating cocoa/beer mixture and flour mixture into butter mixture.
8. Divide equally between the 2 pans.
9. Bake for 30-35 mins. or until center of the cake feels springy.
10. Cool 5 mins. in pan before turning out on wire rack.
11. Once cake is completely cooled spread icing on layers.

Icing:

4 oz confectioner's sugar
2 oz soft butter (1/2 stick)
2 T. stout beer
4 oz dark chocolate
1 oz walnut pieces

1. Beat confectioner's sugar and butter together.
2. In a double boiler, melt chocolate (don't let it get too hot)
3. Fold the chocolate into the sugar/butter mixture.
4. Separate 1/3 of the mixture and add the walnuts. Spread on the top of the bottom layer.
5. Place 2nd layer on top and spread icing on top and sides.

Result: Needless to say, I bought a scale. It has made a huge difference. Thank you to Amanda for her suggestions.   This is an easy, yummy cake. It came out moist, light and chocolatey. It's not a very big cake, 8". The walnuts mixed with the chocolate icing were a delightful surprise in between the layers.

Bottom Line: This is a keeper. I made it this afternoon and it's all gone!