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Guinness Loaf Cake Recipe

A deliciously easy to bake chocolate Guinness loaf cake recipe with a thick vanilla cream cheese frosting and chocolate shavings
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Category: Cake
Type: Loaf Cake
Keyword: chocolate cake, Guinness, loaf cakes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Cooling/Decorating: 2 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Author: Jane's Patisserie

Ingredients

Cake ingredients

  • 175 g unsalted butter/baking spread (room temp)
  • 250 g light brown soft sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 150 ml Guinness
  • 50 g cocoa powder
  • 250 g self raising flour
  • 125 ml whole milk

Topping

  • 100 g unsalted butter (room temp)
  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 200 g full-fat soft cream cheese
  • 15 g grated chocolate
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Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºc/160ºc fan and line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment paper
  • Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until creamy and combined
  • Add the vanilla and eggs, and mix again
  • Add the Guinness and mix through.
  • Add the cocoa powder and flour and combine.
  • Finally, add the milk and mix through.
  • Pour into the tin and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, or until baked through.
    • (only fill a tin 2/3 full - 2lb loaf tins vary in size so any spare mix can make cupcakes)
  • Leave to cool fully.

Topping

  • Beat together the room temperature block butter, with the icing sugar.
  • Add the vanilla extract and soft cream cheese
    • (Make sure to drain the soft cream cheese of any excess liquid first)
  • Mix as little as possible to combine
  • Slather or pipe the frosting on top of the cake and then grate over some chocolate

Notes

  • This cake will lsat in the fridge for 2-3 days (it must store in the fridge due to the cream cheese frosting)
  • The cake can freeze for 3+ months (that in the fridge overnight)