Irish Cake BOMB

~ Mary ~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTY!!!

An Irish inspired cake for your virtual birthday celebration.  Guinness in the cake and Bailey’s in the frosting, made for a delicious,

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and stunning, combination!

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Irish Cake Bomb

Guinness Cake

Preheat oven to 350°.

Grease and flour  three 9″ round pans.

In a saucepan bring to a simmer over medium heat:
1 1/2 Cups Guinness Stout
1 1/2 Cups Butter

Once melted, whisk in until smooth, remove from heat:
1 rounded Cup Dutch Process Cocoa

In a separate bowl, stir to combine:
3 Cups Flour
3 Cups Sugar
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt

In yet another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together, at least 5 minutes, until thick and lemon colored:
3 Eggs

Add in and beat until well combined:
1 Cup Sour Cream

While beaters are running, slowly pour in:
Guinness mixture

beat just to combine.

Turning the mixer to low add until just combined:
Flour mixture

Divide batter equally among the pans and bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until cakes test done.

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Warren Brown’s Italian Irish Buttercream Frosting

Click HERE FOR THE RECIPE

Be SURE to read the comments!  They were extremely helpful! Especially the comments from Monica #7 and Chef #217898

Click HERE for a very helpful video by Warren Brown himself!

For the flavoring I reduced a 1/2-3/4 Cup of Bailey’s down to a little less than a 1/4 cup of liquid.  It worked great.