Clodagh McKenna's Final Guinness Cake is the one recipe you want for Paddy's Day

Feels like heaven.

We’re about to have fun yet one more St. Patrick’s Day, and whereas it does fall on a Friday this yr, generally staying in with a slice of cake is extra interesting.

Wealthy, decadent and scrumptious, this Guinness-flavoured chocolate cake is actually probably the most good factor to whip up subsequent week for our collective at-home St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Talking in regards to the recipe, McKenna stated:

“Yearly, with out fail, I create a St Patrick’s Day chocolate Guinness cake to share with pals, however that is the primary time I’ve made one utilizing Flora Buttery and it’s scrumptious! The cake is further spongey and moist, and the long-lasting style of the Guinness actually got here by way of.”

McKenna says she hopes the recipe will tempt others into making this very Irish dessert for his or her celebrations too.

“Whereas events gained’t be attainable this St. Patrick’s Day, I hope this recipe will encourage others to get baking in celebration of the Emerald Isle this yr.”

Clodagh McKenna’s Final Guinness Cake

Components

For the cake

260g Flora buttery

300ml Guinness/different stout/non-alcoholic stout

100g cocoa powder

2 eggs

420g caster sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

180ml buttermilk

300g plain flour

2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp baking powder

For the icing

300g icing sugar, sifted

100g Flora buttery

340g cream cheese

Methodology

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C /325°F/fuel mark 3. Line the bottom of a 30cm spherical spring kind tin with baking parchment.
2. To make the cake, warmth the Flora Buttery in a saucepan over medium warmth till melted. Stir within the Guinness (or different stout/non-alcoholic stout), then take away from the warmth and stir within the cocoa powder.
3. In a big mixing bowl, whisk collectively the eggs, sugar, vanilla extract and buttermilk after which slowly add the Guinness combination, whisking on a regular basis.
4. Subsequent sieve within the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder, and whisk into the moist combination till it’s all nicely mixed.