Chocolate Guinness Loaf with Whiskey Buttercream
A delicious, rich and tasty Chocolate Guinness Loaf Cake topped with a fluffy, sweet whiskey buttercream
Equipment
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Rubber spatula
- 1 Loaf tin
- 1 Electric whisk or stand mixer with paddle attachment
- 1 Small offset palette knife
Ingredients
Chocolate Guinness Loaf
- 125 grams butter melted
- 40 grams cocoa powder
- 125 grams Guinness
- 140 grams plain flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 150 grams caster sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 70 grams yoghurt or sour cream
Irish Whiskey Buttercream
- 100 grams soft, room temp butter
- 200 grams icing sugar
- 50 grams Irish Whiskey
Instructions
Chocolate Guinness Loaf
- Preheat oven to 180°c (360°f) or 170°c (340°f) if fan assisted.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the melted butter, cocoa powder and Guinness. Whisk together until no more lumps remain.
- Next, add in the flour, baking soda and caster sugar. Whisk together until combined.
- Add the yoghurt/sour cream and egg and whisk again until no lumps remain.
- Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and smooth out evenly with palette knife.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Allow to cool fully before decorating.
Irish Whiskey Buttercream
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl, add the room temperature, soft butter and icing sugar.
- Beat well for 5 minutes on high until pale and fluffy.
- Scrape down the sides well and add the whiskey.
- Continue beating for another 5 minutes.
- Remove the cooled cake from the tin and slather the buttercream all over the top of the loaf.
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.