Subj : 11/5 Nat'l Stout Day - 1 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Mon Nov 04 2024 18:41:00 MMMMM---- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Chocolate Guinness Cake Categories: Cakes, Chocoate, Dairy, Cheese, Beer Yield: 12 servings MMMMM---------------------------CAKE--------------------------------- Butter; for the pan 1 c Guinness stout 10 tb Unsalted butter 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 2 c Superfine sugar 3/4 c Sour cream 2 lg Eggs 1 tb Vanilla extract 2 c A-P flour 2 1/2 ts Baking soda MMMMM-------------------------TOPPING-------------------------------- 1 1/4 c Confectioners' sugar 8 oz Cream cheese; room temp 1/2 c Heavy cream Heat oven to 350oF/175oC. Butter a 9" springform pan and line with parchment paper. In a large saucepan, combine Guinness and butter. Place over medium-low heat until butter melts, then remove from heat. Add cocoa and superfine sugar, and whisk to blend. In a small bowl, combine sour cream, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add to Guinness mixture. Add flour and baking soda, and whisk again until smooth. Pour into buttered pan, and bake until risen and firm, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Place pan on a wire rack and cool completely in pan. FOR THE TOPPING: Uxusing a food processor or by hand, mix confectioners' sugar to break up lumps. Add cream cheese and blend until smooth. Add heavy cream, and mix until smooth and spreadable. Remove cake from pan and place on a platter or cake stand. Ice top of cake only, so that it resembles a frothy pint of Guinness. By: Nigella Lawson Yield: One 9" cake or 12 servings RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... It's not an overwhelming challenge on the order of splitting an atom. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .