Beer Cake Recipe
This delicious beer-infused chocolate cake makes a dense, moist crumb that has a hint of Guinness but still rocks your socks off with a strong chocolate flavor. Perfect for manly cakes or cakes that need some beer-flavored goodness in them.
Ingredients
- 17 oz (482 g) AP flour
- 28 oz (794 g) sugar
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) baking soda
- 5 oz (142 g) natural cocoa powder like Hershey's brand
- 8 8 oz (227 g) butter
- 4 pic eggs beaten
- 16 oz (454 g) Dark Guinness Beer
- 11 oz (312 g) sour cream
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) vanilla extract
Instructions
- To achieve a delectable cake, follow these simple steps. First, preheat the oven to 350ºF/175ºC. Next, prepare two 8" round pans by greasing them and lining them with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan, heat the beer and butter until the butter has melted. Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the sugar and cocoa powder until the ingredients are blended.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Whisk the contents of the medium bowl into the beer mixture.
- In another bowl, combine the flour and baking soda. Whisk this mixture into the beer mixture until it is smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Once the cake is baked, let it cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition Information:
- Calories: 1316kcal (66%)
- Carbohydrates: 211g (70%)
- Protein: 18g (36%)
- Fat: 48g (74%)
- Saturated Fat: 28g (140%)
- Cholesterol: 232mg (77%)
- Sodium: 914mg (38%)
- Potassium: 580mg (17%)
- Fiber: 10g (40%)
- Sugar: 134g (149%)
- Vitamin A: 1450IU (29%)
- Vitamin C: 0.5mg (1%)
- Calcium: 127mg (13%)
- Iron: 7.7mg (43%)
