Chocolate Guinness® Cake

Name: Chocolate Guinness® Cake
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup cocoa powder; 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 1/4 cups light brown sugar; 1 1/3 cups butter, at room temperature; 3 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups Irish stout beer (such as Guinness(R)), at room temperature; 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/4 cups light brown sugar
1 1/3 cups butter, at room temperature
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups Irish stout beer (such as Guinness(R)), at room temperature
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan with 3-inch sides.
2

Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3

Combine brown sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one a time. Mix in vanilla extract. Beat in flour mixture in thirds, alternating with stout beer, until batter is smooth. Fold in pecans.
4

Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 70 to 75 minutes. Transfer cake pan to a wire rack; let cool for 20 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving platter and let cool completely.