Every cake deserves a glamour shot... The world is very unfamiliar at the moment and at times can feel a bit dark. Dark times call for a dark cake... at the same time, something to bring us comfort in place of uncertainty. I experiment and like to try new recipes quite a lot but every so often I make something that is just so good that I crave making it again. Either because it is seasonal, fun to make, or other beg me to do so. For this particular cake, it just patiently yearns to be made for a true St Patrick's day celebration, it's fun to make because you need BEER for it (also you don't use the full can so you're pretty much encouraged to drink whilst baking), and in this case it was me who was begging myself to make one... And sometimes one must follow their heart. Especially if it involves chocolate cake. And beer. And nobody was going to complain about it. This cake was made this year during the initial brink of a literal pandemic in which shelves in grocery stores had been more or less wiped clean. I made a special effort to get out of my house and collect THE LAST* pathetic tiny carton of 6 eggs (who only buys 6 eggs at a time normally?!) and THE LAST tiny tub of sour cream. It was worth it. *I lied, there was one other tiny carton of 6 eggs, but a good half of them were broken. What a strange time it is out there. Good thing we can make cake to comfort us. My roommates particularly liked this one too... it's a wonderful snacking cake to just leave on a cake stand in your kitchen with a small knife sitting next to it, so that one may saw off a nibble here or there anytime of day or night. Chocolate Guinness CakeRecipe from Nigella Lawson
For the cream cheese glaze, all I did was take some cream cheese frosting that I had stashed in my freezer. I melted it down with a splash of cream and a splash of Bailey's irish cream liqueur. If you need a recipe for cream cheese frosting... Martha Stewart is always my go-to gal. However, I will also include the frosting recipe that Nigella suggests for her cake... the only reason I didn't use this one is because as mentioned above I already had some very suitable frosting. And better to waist it than waste it, ya know?
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