“Thick, chocolatey and velvety soft, this chocolate
guinness beer cake recipe is the perfect dessert for beer and/or
chocolate lovers!”
Did I ever tell you guys about that time my husband and I wanted desperately to become beer drinkers?
It was many years ago. We were sitting in the living room watching tv
when this beer commercial came on. I think it was a Heineken or
something. They showed that cold, crisp refreshing beverage being poured
into a frosty mug. The froth bubbled over the top and our mouths
watered!
Hubby ran out to the store and brought back a six pack. We placed
them on the counter, looked at each other like two mischeivious teens
sneaking into their parents beer and immediately took it to the head.
I wish you guys could have seen our disgusted faces. That wasn’t our
first time having beer. We’d tried to like this stuff on several
occasions with several different brands and we could never get past the
first sip!
It’s just sooo…nasty!!
Ok beer drinkers, please advise! Is there a learning curve to this?
Are we doing something wrong? Perhaps our taste buds are wired wrong? I
just don’t get it! How can something so delicious looking and well loved
by many taste so horrible to us?
I sure hope we get over this because I feel like I’m totally missing
out!! Until then, we’ve settled for beer-infused things like beer punch
and beer batter fish, you know, things that actually taste good.
Oh and this freakin awesome Chocolate Guinness Beer Cake! Yes this is how beer should taste!!
My husband was a little reluctant to try this beer cake. When I asked
him to bring back some guiness beer from the store he gave me this “oh
good lord woman, just give up already” look.
I told him I was making a beer cake and he did his imaginary pucking motion.
Then I told him it was a chocolate beer cake. He eyed me suspiciously
but it was enough to peak his curiosity and get his butt to the store.
I knew that I was gonna love this cake. With the sharp, bubbly taste
of beer I knew it would add lots of fluff to the batter the same way
club soda does. Chocolate and beer works. I don’t know how but it does.
This cake doesn’t taste big like beer to me. The beer does give it a
slight “twang” but I wouldn’t guess beer if I was trying ti pinpoint the
flavor. It reminds me a chocolate sour cream pound cake, just not as
dense.
This Guinness beer cake is thick, fluffy, chocolatey, and tender. The
smooth chocolate buttercream frosting pairs so well with it! You MUST
serve this cake with vanilla ice cream!!! Did you read what I just said?
Let me say it again just in case, “YOU MUST SERVE THIS CAKE WITH
VANILLA ICE CREAM!” Trust me!! Once that ice cream starts to melt into
this cake and frosting it’s divine!! Which leads me to believe a vanilla
buttercream frosting would probably be delicious as well.