Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup Guinness

• 1 ½ (12 tablespoons) sticks butter, plus more for greasing pan

• ¾ cup cocoa powder, plus more for dusting pan

• 2 cups sugar

• ⅔ cup sour cream

• 2 eggs

• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

• 2 cups flour

• 2 teaspoons baking soda

• ½ teaspoon salt

Frosting

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature

• ½ cup powdered sugar

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

• 2 tablespoons Bailey’s Irish cream

Steps

For the cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

2. In a medium sized saucepan, melt 1 ½ sticks of butter with 1 cup of Guinness over medium-low heat

3. When the butter has melted, remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the ¾ cup of cocoa powder and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature

4. Thoroughly grease a 9 inch springform pan with butter and dust the inside of the pan with some cocoa powder and set aside

5. Beat 2 eggs, ⅔ cup of sour cream, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract in a mixer bowl until smooth and combined and set aside

6. In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, ½ teaspoon of salt, and 2 cups of sugar and set aside

7. Slowly add the stout-butter mixture to the egg mixture and mix again until smooth

8. Then fold the flour mixture into the egg and beer mixture and mix until just incorporated

9. Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan

10. Bake the cake in the oven until risen and firm, for about 45 to 55 minutes or until when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean

11. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack

12. Carefully remove the sides from the springform pan to free the cake

For the frosting

13. Add 4 ounces of softened cream cheese to a mixer bowl and beat with the paddle attachment until completely smooth

14. Add ½ cup of powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons of Bailey’s Irish cream to the mixer and beat again

15. Pour in 1 cup of heavy whipping cream and continue to beat until thickened and stiff peaks form

16. Top the cake with dollops of frosting to resemble the frothy head of a pint of Guinness

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