Guinness and Molasses Cake

Bryan Picard finally knows what his favorite dessert is.
By Bryan Picard

I never knew what to answer when asked: “what’s your favorite dessert?”. Now I do – it’s this cake.
I’ve taken my grandmother’s original Molasses Cake recipe, swapped the coffee for Guinness and added a vanilla cream cheese frosting.
Eat it hot or chilled.

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Guinness and Molasses Cake

 

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Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

1 hour

 

A Fantastic Cake with Cream Cheese Vanilla Frosting

Author: Bryan Picard

Recipe Type: Dessert

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 cups (5dl) white flour
• 1 cup (2.5dl) Guinness
• 1 cup (2.5dl) molasses
• ½ cup (1.25) sugar
• ⅓ cup (0.8dl) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• a pinch of salt
• 1 package (8oz) cream cheese
• 1 cup (2.5dl) sugar
• ⅓ cup 0.8dl) of melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven at 350F.
2. Mix the baking soda in the Guinness. Let rest for 5 minutes.
3. Whisk together the butter and sugar until smooth.
4. Add the Guinness, molasses, egg, cinnamon and salt.
5. Stiff in the flour a bit at a time, whisking constantly.
6. Butter a 8×8 mold and pour in the mixture.
7. Cook for 35-40 minutes. Leave to cool at leat 15 minutes before digging in.
8. For the frosting, in a bowl, mix the cream cheese, sugar, melted butter and vanilla.

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