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Originally Posted by NYC refugee
Would you post that cake recipe? I've had chocolate cake with whiskey, but not Guinness. I love corned beef, but all the Irish I know would, like me, prefer to try that cake.
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1 cup Guinness, or other stout or porter of one's choice
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
½ tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoons salt
2 large eggs
⅔ cup greek yogurt or sour cream
For the ganache:
1 cup heavy cream
8 oz dark chocolate (chips or chopped)
1 tablespoon of whiskey (optional)
Preheat oven to 350F. Thoroughly grease or spray a bundt pan, set aside.
In a small saucepan combine the stout and butter. Heat over medium until butter is melted. Whisk in cocoa powder until smooth. Set aside to cool a bit.
In a medium sized bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Cream together the eggs and yogurt until smooth.
Add the butter/stout mixture slowly with the mixer running on medium speed until just combined.
Add the dry ingredients on low until *just* mixed. Use a spatula to finish mixing by hand, don't overmix- you just want to make sure there are no clumps or streaks.
Pour batter into your pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow cake to fully cool before inverting onto a cake stand and glazing.
For the glaze:
Place chocolate in a heat-proof bowl.
Heat cream in a small saucepan until just boiling.
Pour milk over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. Stir in whiskey (optional). Drizzle over cooled cake.
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My soda bread recipe of choice is a good one also. It's the most similar I've found to the bread I enjoyed in Ireland, and is very simple and savory. I can't stand sweet soda bread, don't care for it to be studded with raisins or currants, etc., either. This recipe does call for sugar, but it is not a sweet-tasting bread. I toast it, use it for corned beef sandwiches, etc.
1 c. buttermilk
2 c. flour
1T. white sugar
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
Mix together until it just comes together (will be sticky). Turn out onto floured surface, knead briefly with well-floured hands, pat into a round, and slash an "x" in the top with a sharp, floured knife.
Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 min., till golden brown.
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