Chocolate Guinness Loaf Cake with Irish Whiskey Buttercream Recipe

This Chocolate Guinness Loaf Cake with Irish Whiskey Buttercream is to die for. It’s rich, chocolately with deep malty hoppy flavours thanks to the addition of Guinness. The Guinness also helps create a moist crumb that keeps fresh for days. I used Guinness for this loaf cake but you can use any other high quality stout. Some popular Irish stouts include: O’Haras Irish Stout, Murphys, Black Rock Irish Stout. The loaf cake is topped with fluffy, sweet Irish Whiskey buttercream. I used Drombeg by West Cork Distillery but you can use any high quality whiskey you choose such as; Bushmills, Jameson, Glendalough.

So how do I make this Chocolate Guinness Loaf with an Irish Whiskey Buttercream from scratch?

This recipe is crazy easy, it consists of;

–Chocolate Guinness Cake Recipe

–Irish Whiskey Buttercream Icing

CHOCOLATE GUINNESS LOAF CAKE

This recipe starts off with making the Chocolate Guinness Cake batter. Begin by melting the butter in a small saucepan or microwave. Remove from the heat, place into a mixing bowl and add in the cocoa powder. Whisk well. Next, add in the Guinness and whisk again. For the next step, add the flour, baking powder and sugar. Add the yoghurt and egg to the cocoa mix. Whisk well until a smooth batter forms. Pour this into a lined and greased loaf tin.

Bake for 30-40 minutes until the cake has fully risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before icing.

Irish Whiskey Buttercream

This icing is just a simple Buttercream recipe with added Irish Whiskey as the liquid. Start off by beating the butter and icing sugar well for 5 minutes until smooth and pale. Next, add the Irish Whiskey and beat for a further 3-4 minutes until fluffy. Spread over the top of the cooled Chocolate Guinness Cake and serve.

Can children eat this Chocolate Guinness Cake?

While there is Guinness added to the cake batter, it is baked off so the alcohol within the cake is evaporated. However, the Irish Whiskey buttercream is laced with plenty of Whiskey and therefore not suitable for children. If you have kids in the house, consider making the buttercream and keeping it separate for the adults to add to their plate.

How do you store a chocolate Guinness cake?

Keep any leftovers in an airtight container or tightly wrapped with cling film at room temperature. Chocolate Guinness cake will last about 4-5 days if properly stored. To freeze, wrap tightly in cling film by the slice and freeze for up to 3 months.

What can I use instead of stout?

There is a bunch of liquids you can use instead of Guinness for this cake recipe. They won’t provide a deep, malty hoppy flavour but it will still create a moist, delicious chocolate cake . Instead of Guinness you could use;

• Water
• Milk
• Chocolate Milk
• Almond Milk
• Hazelnut Milk
• Oat Milk
• Cold Coffee
• Cold Tea
• Red Wine

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