Chocolate-Guinness cake

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• 50 ml Guinness
• 50 g butter
• butter for greasing

• large saucepan
• oven
• 23-cm/9-in. baking pan

Pre-heat the oven to 160°C/320°F and grease the baking pan. In a saucepan, heat the Guinness and chopped butter until the butter melts.

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• 15 g cocoa powder
• 80 g caster sugar

• whisk

Whisk in the cocoa and sugar.

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• 28 ml sour cream
• ⅜ eggs
• ¼ tbsp vanilla extract

• large bowl
• hand mixer with beaters

Beat the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla. Then, add this to the buttery mixture.

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• 55 g flour
• ½ tsp baking soda

Whisk in the flour and baking soda. Pour the batter into the baking pan and bake for approx. 45 – 60 min. at 160°C/320°F.

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Ensure the cake is cooled (approx. 2 hrs.) before it is removed from the pan and iced.

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• 60 g cream cheese
• 30 g powdered sugar
• 25 ml heavy cream

• sieve
• large bowl
• rubber spatula

To make the frosting, lightly whip the cream cheese until it is smooth. Sift the powdered sugar into the cream cheese and beat them together. Add heavy cream and further beat to achieve a spreadable consistency. Spread the frosting on the cooled cake and serve.

Enjoy your meal!