HENthusiastic Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hiya, for those who have requested....here is the Guinness cake recipe.... For the cake: 250ml Guinness; 250g unsalted butter; 75g Cocoa; 400g caster sugar; 1x142ml pot sour cream; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 275g plain flour; 2 1/2 teaspoons bicarb of soda; For the topping: 300g cream cheese; 150g icing sugar; 125ml double cream. -Preheat oven to gas mark 4/180c; -butter and line a 23cm tin; -pour guinness into a large pan and add the butter in slices- heat until melted; -whisk the cocoa and sugar into the pan; -beat the sour cream and eggs together with the vanilla and pour into the pan; -finally whisk in the flour and bicarb; -bake for about 45mins-1hour; -leave until completely cool before icing; -lightly whip the cream cheese until smooth, sieve over the icing sugar and beat them both together; -add the cream and beat again until it makes a spreadable consistency; -ice the top of the cake and enjoy!! Hens OH. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Whoop doop! Ta ever so. It was scrumdiddlyumptious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Oooooh fab! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j00lz_12366 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 i made this today!!!!! for daves birthday..! was wonderful....well the cake was but the topping was more like a sauce-v runny..no idea what was wrong with it..but i just put some on each slice..tasted great tho! thanks for introducing me to the joy of cake!! juliet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Oh my goodness, K has given up her secret recipe.... for us! I am delighted and will be making this cake on, appropriately enough, St Patrick's day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Sounds great, will try it as an alternative to my usual Guinness cake recipe. I usually use Hooky Stout, which is a local brew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 She is very generous with her recepies I get all territorial over them and like her to keep them secrets so she looks like the best cake maker in the world , but she gives them out willy nilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Mmmmm sounds lovely, i will be making this as i missed out on it on sunday Hen, you really must learn to share you know! Thanks K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I made this yesterday and baked it in 2 x 2lb loaf tins as it was late and I couldn't be bothered to grease and line the big round tin. I haven't iced them yet, but it was easy to make and the mixture tasted nice. I shall freeze one and eat the other straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I made this yesterday and baked it in 2 x 2lb loaf tins as it was late and I couldn't be bothered to grease and line the big round tin. I haven't iced them yet, but it was easy to make and the mixture tasted nice. I shall freeze one and eat the other straight away. Very nice it was too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thanks Lewis. I kept one cake out and froze the other, neither lasted beyond a couple of days A success and I shall use it as my Guinness cake recipe now - I had been using Lesley's Whacky Cake, but I prefer the texture of this one. BTW, the icing measures make a heck of a lot of icing, so there's enough for the middle and the top of the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 OH is making one for the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j00lz_12366 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 i might feel the need too..! was LOVELY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
