Chocolate Guinness Cake
 
Makes 1 (8-inch) cake
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups (188 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups (300 grams) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (43 grams) Dutch process cocoa powder, sifted
  • 1½ teaspoons (7.5 grams) baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon (2.25 grams) kosher salt
  • ¾ cup (180 grams) whole buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup (75 grams) vegetable oil 1 large egg (50 grams)
  • 1 large egg yolk (19 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup (180 grams) Guinness or stout
  • White Knight Frosting (recipe follows)
  • Whipped Cream Topping (recipe follows)
  • Garnish: Dutch process cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter a tall-sided 8-inch round cake pan; line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt until combined.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, oil, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until well combined. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, and whisk until smooth. Slowly add Guinness, whisking until fully combined and smooth. (Batter will be quite thin.) Pour into prepared pan.
  4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool completely in pan.
  5. Remove cake from pan, and place on a serving platter. Top with White Knight Frosting. Spread Whipped Cream Topping onto frosting in a smooth layer. Place a clover stencil on topping, and garnish with cocoa, if desired. Using a warm offset spatula, smooth sides of cake.
Recipe by Bake from Scratch at https://staging.bakefromscratch.com/chocolate-guinness-cake-white-knight-frosting/