Holy Saint Patrick that's some cake

Chocolate Guinness Cake with Bailey's Irish Cream Frosting


This sounds like a fabulous cake to make for St. Patrick's Day.
The Hubs does say that Guinness is like the chocolate milk of beers :)

Chocolate Guinness Cake
1 cup butter
1 cup Guinness
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
2 large eggs
2/3 cup sour cream
About 1 cup of Bailey’s to drizzle on top of the cooked cake.

Bailey’s Cream Cheese Frosting
8 ounces room temperature cream cheese
2 to 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
5-6 Tbsp Bailey’s Irish Cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Melt the butter then, mix in the Guinness and cocoa powder.  Set aside and give it some time to cool down.

Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a large bowl and set aside.  In a third bowl, mix the eggs and sour cream.

Slowly mix the Guinness mixture into the egg mixture, being sure the Guinness mixture is cool so the eggs won’t curdle.  Then, add the dry ingredients.  Stir until just combined.

Pour the batter into a well buttered spring form pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool for at least 20 minutes, remove from the pan and place on a cake plate.  Poke holes all over the top of the cake with a fork.  Slowly spoon 1 cup of Bailey’s over the cake.

Next, make the frosting by creaming the cream cheese and confectioners sugar.  Add the Bailey’s a little at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Frost your cake.