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Decadent Guinness Chocolate Cake with Irish Buttercream

Guinness Chocolate Cake with Irish Buttercream made approachable with clear cues, pantry staples, and flexible swaps.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Guinness stout
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted Irish butter softened
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven and prepare the cake pans.
  2. Mix dry ingredients together.
  3. Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
  4. Combine dry and wet ingredients.
  5. Pour the batter into prepared pans.
  6. Bake the cake layers.
  7. Cool the cake layers.
  8. Prepare the Irish buttercream frosting.
  9. Frost the first layer of the cake.
  10. Stack and frost the second layer.
  11. Decorate and serve.