1Combine Guinness and butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts. Remove from heat, add cocoa powder and caster sugar, and whisk until blended.
2Combine Guinness and butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts. Remove from heat, add cocoa powder and caster sugar, and whisk until blended.
3Combine Guinness and butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts. Remove from heat, add cocoa powder and caster sugar, and whisk until blended.
4Combine all cake ingredients and bake at 160°C for 55-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
5Combine all cake ingredients and bake at 160°C for 55-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
6Combine all cake ingredients and bake at 160°C for 55-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
7Let cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
8Let cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
9Let cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
10Beat together icing sugar, Mascapone, double cream, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt in a stand mixer until thick and creamy.
11Beat together icing sugar, Mascapone, double cream, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt in a stand mixer until thick and creamy.
12Beat together icing sugar, Mascapone, double cream, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt in a stand mixer until thick and creamy.
13Frost the cooled cake with the cream cheese frosting, making it resemble the head of a Guinness.
14Frost the cooled cake with the cream cheese frosting, making it resemble the head of a Guinness.
15Frost the cooled cake with the cream cheese frosting, making it resemble the head of a Guinness.
Ingredients
240 ml Guinness stout
240 ml Guinness stout
240 ml Guinness stout
140 g salted butter
140 g salted butter
140 g salted butter
70 g cocoa powder
70 g cocoa powder
70 g cocoa powder
2 Tbsp Black Cocoa Powder
2 Tbsp Black Cocoa Powder
2 Tbsp Black Cocoa Powder
300 g Dark Brown Sugar
300 g Dark Brown Sugar
300 g Dark Brown Sugar
55 g Golden Caster Sugar
55 g Golden Caster Sugar
55 g Golden Caster Sugar
180 ml sour cream of crème fraiche
180 ml sour cream of crème fraiche
180 ml sour cream of crème fraiche
2 large eggs
2 large eggs
2 large eggs
4 g Flaked Salt
4 g Flaked Salt
4 g Flaked Salt
2 Tbsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp vanilla extract
250 g plain flour
250 g plain flour
250 g plain flour
2.5 tsp baking powder
2.5 tsp baking powder
2.5 tsp baking powder
140 g icing sugar
140 g icing sugar
140 g icing sugar
300 g Mascapone
300 g Mascapone
300 g Mascapone
200 ml double cream
200 ml double cream
200 ml double cream
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
1 Pinch salt
1 Pinch salt
1 Pinch salt
Equipment
large saucepanwhisk23cm cake tinwire rackstand mixer with beater attachmentspatula