CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
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- stux99
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CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
For those that may be interested
Ingredients;
CAKE
2oz (50g) cocoa powder
7 fl oz (200ml) stout
4oz (110g0 Very soft butter
10oz (275g) dark soft brown sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
ICING
4oz (50g) icing sugar,sifted
2oz (50g) very soft butter
2 tablespoons stout
4oz (110g) dark chocolate (50-55% solids)
1oz (25g) walnut pieces, finely chopped
TO DECORATE
Cocoa powder, for dusting
KIT
2 x 8 inch sponge tins 1½ inch deep lightly greased with baking parchment , lightly greased.
I will post method soon
Ingredients;
CAKE
2oz (50g) cocoa powder
7 fl oz (200ml) stout
4oz (110g0 Very soft butter
10oz (275g) dark soft brown sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
ICING
4oz (50g) icing sugar,sifted
2oz (50g) very soft butter
2 tablespoons stout
4oz (110g) dark chocolate (50-55% solids)
1oz (25g) walnut pieces, finely chopped
TO DECORATE
Cocoa powder, for dusting
KIT
2 x 8 inch sponge tins 1½ inch deep lightly greased with baking parchment , lightly greased.
I will post method soon
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
And now................
Method;
First of all, cream the butter and sugar together, beating thoroughly for 3 or 4 minutes until pale and fluffy.
Now gradually beat in the eggs, a little at a time, beating well between each addition. Next, sift the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda on to a sheet of baking parchment.
Then weigh the cocoa and put it in a separate bowl, gradually stirring the stout into it. Now carefully and lightly fold into the egg mixture small quantities of the sifted flour alternately with the cocoa-stout liquid.
Then, when both have been added, divide the cake mixture equally between the 2 tins and level it out. Bake the sponges in the centre of the oven for 30-35 minutes. The cakes should be flat on top and feel springy and will have shrunk slightly from the side of the tin. Leave them to cool in the tins for 5 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack to cool further, carefully stripping off the base papers.
To make the icing, beat the icing sugar and butter together until blended, then gradually add the stout, making sure it is thoroughly mixed in after each addition. Now melt the chocolate in a bowl set over hot water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Then, when it's melted, remove the bowl from the water, and carefully fold the chocolate into the icing mixture.
Now remove a third of the icing to a separate bowl and stir in the chopped walnuts. After all the icing has cooled to a spreadable consistency, sandwich the cake with the walnut icing. Then spread the remaining two-thirds of the icing on top of the cake, using a palette knife. Next, dust the walnut halves with cocoa powder and arrange on top of the cake. Now try to be patient and allow the icing to become firm before eating!
ENJOY FOLKS
Method;
First of all, cream the butter and sugar together, beating thoroughly for 3 or 4 minutes until pale and fluffy.
Now gradually beat in the eggs, a little at a time, beating well between each addition. Next, sift the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda on to a sheet of baking parchment.
Then weigh the cocoa and put it in a separate bowl, gradually stirring the stout into it. Now carefully and lightly fold into the egg mixture small quantities of the sifted flour alternately with the cocoa-stout liquid.
Then, when both have been added, divide the cake mixture equally between the 2 tins and level it out. Bake the sponges in the centre of the oven for 30-35 minutes. The cakes should be flat on top and feel springy and will have shrunk slightly from the side of the tin. Leave them to cool in the tins for 5 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack to cool further, carefully stripping off the base papers.
To make the icing, beat the icing sugar and butter together until blended, then gradually add the stout, making sure it is thoroughly mixed in after each addition. Now melt the chocolate in a bowl set over hot water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Then, when it's melted, remove the bowl from the water, and carefully fold the chocolate into the icing mixture.
Now remove a third of the icing to a separate bowl and stir in the chopped walnuts. After all the icing has cooled to a spreadable consistency, sandwich the cake with the walnut icing. Then spread the remaining two-thirds of the icing on top of the cake, using a palette knife. Next, dust the walnut halves with cocoa powder and arrange on top of the cake. Now try to be patient and allow the icing to become firm before eating!
ENJOY FOLKS
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
there's no end to this region's talent
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
I thought there was something boozy in there, my beer radar picked it up.
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Dont spoil it by adding the walnuts.....and anyway this is the healthy option. Follow this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3266819.stm for proof that the black stuff is good for your health, and the addition of chocolate must make it even better for you!!
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
Or you could just have a pint of Guinness and wait for Bev to come up with another
bootful.
bootful.
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
It's unusual for the Guinness to get as far as the caketanamana wrote:Or you could just have a pint of Guinness and wait for Bev to come up with another
bootful.
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good excuse to have to buy a can of Guiness, such a shame they only come in 4 packsstux99 wrote:It's unusual for the Guinness to get as far as the caketanamana wrote:Or you could just have a pint of Guinness and wait for Bev to come up with another
bootful.
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
SHHhhhhhhhhhhhcolintf wrote:good excuse to have to buy a can of Guiness, such a shame they only come in 4 packsstux99 wrote:It's unusual for the Guinness to get as far as the caketanamana wrote:Or you could just have a pint of Guinness and wait for Bev to come up with another
bootful.
I've told Bev they come 12's
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I always knew I couldn't countstux99 wrote:
SHHhhhhhhhhhhh
I've told Bev they come 12's
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
Is there any baking going on today??
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Hainsie wrote:Is there any baking going on today??
mmmmmmm cake
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
BakingHainsie wrote:Is there any baking going on today??
Sorted
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stux99 wrote:BakingHainsie wrote:Is there any baking going on today??
Sorted
Nice one
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Bev, you have hidden talent!
Fantastic cake, now I see why everyone was raving about it so much before
Thankyou
Fantastic cake, now I see why everyone was raving about it so much before
Thankyou
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Re: CHOCOLATE BEER CAKE
Glad you enjoyed it Colin.
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Yummiestux99 wrote:Glad you enjoyed it Colin.
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