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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.
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Serves: 6 cups
Calories: 1316kcal
Ingredients
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 oz (227 g) butter
- 4 large (4 large) eggs beaten
- 16 oz (454 g) Dark Guinness Beer
- 11 oz (312 g) sour cream
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) vanilla extract
Instructions
Instructions
- Grease 2 8" round pans and line with parchment paper. Set aside
- In a large saucepan, heat beer and butter until butter is melted. Remove from heat.
- Whisk in sugar and cocoa powder until blended.
- Combine eggs, sour cream and vanilla in a medium bowl. Whisk contents of medium bowl into beer mixture.
- Combine flour and baking soda. Whisk into beer mixture until smooth.
- Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350ºF/175ºC for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.
Nutrition
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%)