Double Chocolate Stout Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE STOUT TORTA

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment. Butter the parchment as well.
• In a small saucepan, heat the butter and stout over medium heat until the butter is melted. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, yogurt, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt and eggs until smooth. Pour in the stout mixture and whisk again until fully incorporated. Add the almond flour, oat flour and baking soda and fold with a spatula to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs, about 1 hour. Allow to cool completely.
• For the whipped cream: In a medium bowl, use a handheld mixer on medium speed to beat the heavy cream, sugar and whiskey to soft peaks, about 1 minute. Serve the cake dolloped with the whiskey whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE-STOUT LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the beer for frosting; cover and set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, eggs and remaining beer with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally until smooth. Pour into pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and reserved 2 tablespoons beer with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
• Cut each cake horizontally in half to make 2 layers. Place 1 layer, cut side up, on serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat twice. Place last cake layer, cut side down, on top; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Frost side of cake with remaining frosting. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE STOUT CAKE

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter three 8-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Line with parchment paper. Butter paper. Bring 2 cups stout and 2 cups butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in large bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend. Add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer cakes to rack; cool 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto rack and cool completely.
• For icing:
• Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chopped chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Refrigerate until icing is spreadable, stirring frequently, about 2 hours.
• Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with second cake layer. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining icing over top and sides of cake.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter three 8-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Line with parchment paper. Butter paper. Bring 2 cups stout and 2 cups butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in large bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend. Add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer cakes to rack; cool 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto rack and cool completely.
• Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chopped chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Refrigerate until icing is spreadable, stirring frequently, about 2 hours.
• Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with second cake layer. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining icing over top and sides of cake.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. For Cake: Preheat oven to 350'F Grease two 9 inch cake pans. Lay parchment circles into the bottoms of each pan, and grease parchment as well.
• 2. Place a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat on the stove. Add black coffee, butter, and 1 cup of stout to the sauce pan and bring it all to a low simmer. Add cocoa powder and whisk until smooth. Take off the heat and set aside.
• 3. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
• 4. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream sugar and eggs together.
• 5. Add vanilla extract and sour cream to the egg mixture and mix on medium speed until a bit fluffy. About 3 minutes.
• 6. Add stout/cocoa mixture to the egg mixture slowly. Be sure the stout has cooled enough to where it will not cook the eggs. Complete incorporate. Side note: if you are worried it might be a little too warm to add to the eggs, use a whisk to add about a tablespoon of the chocolate mixture to the egg batter and whisk vigorously. This will help temper the eggs to keep them from cooking.
• 7. Add flour mixture to egg mixture in 3rds. Completely incorporate each 3rd of flour before adding next 3rd of flour.
• 8. With the mixer still on, add the remaining 1/2 cup of stout and turn mixer on high to whip the stout into the batter.
• 9. Pour batter out into the two pans. Bake on a center rack for 40 minutes, or until tooth pick comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire wrack.
• 10. For Butter Cream: Whip butter for 2 minutes on medium speed then slowly add sugar. Once the sugar and butter is all fluffy, add cream, then add cocoa and vanilla. Completely incorporate all ingredients and set aside.
• 11. For Chocolate Cream icing: 1- Bring cream to a simmer in a large sauce pan. Once it is to a simmer take it off the heat and add chocolate. Mix until chocolate is completely smooth and melted. Pour out into a large mixing bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours. Mix the icing a little bit every 15 minutes or so. 2- This does take 2 hours to set, so plan your timing out.
• 12. Assembly: 1- Once cakes are completely cooled, turn them out. Level off the tops of each cake, as they are likely to have domed slightly during baking. Cut each cake in half horizontally. You will have 4 cake layer total. 2- Place one cake layer down on a cake dish or decorating wheel and spread chocolate butter cream frosting on first layer. Repeat this until all four layer have been laid. Do not put butter cream frosting on the very top layer however. 3- Once cake is stacked and even spread the chocolate cream icing all over the outside of the cake until smooth. 4- Decorate and garnish as you please. I piped icing into borders and added extra chocolate chip on top.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk bananas, buttermilk, stout beer, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Pour chocolate cake mix into the bowl; stir until thoroughly mixed into the batter. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Warm a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Coat lightly with cooking spray. Drop 1/4 cup batter into the skillet and cook until edges are dry, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining batter.

DOUBLE STOUT CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously spray 14-cup bundt pan with a cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar on medium high speed for 2 minutes. Add Greek yogurt, stout, butter and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Add the dry ingredients and continue to mix until the batter is smooth, about a minute. Stir in the chopped chocolate.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool the cake completely in the pan on a wire rack, and then invert it onto a serving platter.
• To make the ganache, chop the chocolate into small pieces. Warm up the heavy cream in a microwave for 30 seconds. Pour it over the chocolate and stir until smooth. Stir in the stout. Pour the ganache over the cake while it's warm and runny.
• Store the cake in the fridge for up to 5 days.

CHOCOLATE STOUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In another medium mixing bowl, combine the stout, melted butter, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, 1 at time. Mix in sour cream until thoroughly combined and smooth. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
• Lightly grease 24 muffin tins. Divide the batter equally between muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full. Bake for about 12 minutes and then rotate the pans. Bake another 12 to 13 minutes until risen, nicely domed, and set in the middle but still soft and tender. Cool before turning out.
• To make the icing: In a medium bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the heavy cream. On low speed, slowly mix in the confectioners' sugar until incorporated and smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Icing can be made several hours ahead and kept covered and chilled.
• Top each cupcake with a heap of frosting and dust with cocoa.