Chocolate Guinness Cake with Baileys Buttercream
Fudgy, moist chocolate cake with Guinness and topped with a creamy Baileys buttercream.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Small saucepan
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula
- 10 inch round cake tin. (25cm)
Ingredients
Chocolate Guinness Cake
- 250 grams butter
- 75 grams cocoa powder
- 250 ml Guinness
- 275 grams plain flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 300 grams caster sugar
- 140 grams plain yoghurt greek or natural
- 2 whole eggs
Baileys Buttercream Icing
- 125 grams butter room temperature
- 250 grams icing sugar
- 20 ml baileys
Instructions
Chocolate Guinness Cake
- Preheat oven to 170°c (340°f) or 160°c. (320°f).
- In a small saucepan, add the butter. Melt this on a medium heat until totally melted.
- Take off the heat and whisk in the cocoa powder. Next, whisk in the Guinness.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, sugar, eggs and yoghurt.
- Add the chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth.
- Pour into a greased and lined 10 inch (25cm) round cake tin. Bake for 40-60 minutes or until fully cooked and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Allow to cool totally before icing.
Baileys Buttercream Icing
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric whisk or stand mixer with the beater attachment for 3-4 minutes until pale.
- Add the icing sugar and baileys and beat again for a further 3-4 minutes until fluffy and creamy.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.