Fruit cake is not for me, although growing up, there was always at least one in our house from mid-December through New Years. My grandmother made them, my mom made them, a few of the neighbors made them. I’m not sure who ate them, but everyone seemed to make them. I have a few holiday cakes I like to make, and will share, but this one is a favorite in our house ’cause it’s chocolate, 
Guinness and cream (some of my husband’s favorite things). I converted the measurements from a version at www.florencefinds.com, where i find many delicious recipes. Enjoy!
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 hour |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Guinness
- 5 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 2 cups super-fine sugar caster sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 each eggs
- 1 Tbsp real vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Butter and line a 9" spring-form pan Pour the Guinness into a large, heavy saucepan, add the butter in five equal slices and heat until the melted Whisk in the cocoa and sugar In a separate bowl, beat the sour cream, eggs and vanilla then pour into the brown, buttery, beery pan and whisk until blended Finally, whisk in the flour and baking soda Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to one hour. This is a wet, or moist cake, so allow to cool completely in pan, on a cooling rack. When cake is at room temperature, display on cake stand or flat platter. Now you're ready to make the icing! Lightly whip the cream cheese until smooth, sieve over the super-fine sugar and then beat both together. Now slowly add the whipping cream, beating until the mixture makes a spreadable consistency, and ice the top of the cake only so that it resembles the frothy top of a pint of Guinness. Cheers!
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