Guinness Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Frosting

Name: Guinness Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Frosting
Total time: 100
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®); 1 cup unsalted butter, sliced; 2 cups white sugar; 0.33333334326744 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 0.66666668653488 cup sour cream; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1.3333333730698 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1.5 teaspoons baking soda; 0.5 cup butter, softened; 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 3 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur, or to taste

Recipe by Dannielle Fontela from allrecipes.com

Dessert 2 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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1 cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
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1 cup unsalted butter, sliced
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2 cups white sugar
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0.33333334326744 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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0.66666668653488 cup sour cream
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2 eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract

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1.3333333730698 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
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1.5 teaspoons baking soda
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0.5 cup butter, softened
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1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
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3 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur, or to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
Pour stout beer into a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 1 cup sliced butter; heat until butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Whisk in white sugar and cocoa powder until dissolved. Remove from heat.
Mix sour cream, eggs, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir into beer mixture. Whisk flour and baking soda into the beer mixture until batter is smooth; pour into the greased pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake; cool to room temperature on a wire rack, about 30 minutes. Remove ring and transfer cake to a serving platter.
Beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese together in a bowl. Add vanilla extract. Mix in confectioners' slowly until icing is smooth. Add Irish cream liqueur 1 tablespoon at a time to thin frosting to a spreading consistency. Spread frosting over cooled cake.