This recipe comes from Kell's Restaurant and Pub in Portland, Oregon (rated the number 1 Irish restaurant and pub in the nation.) And you know those Irish pub guys know how to make some tasty bar grub... this cake was rich, flavorful and delicious!The cake is baked in a 9 or 8-inch cake pan (I used 8), and the ganache is simply poured over the top and sides.
The recipe makes enough ganache so that you can put the remaining chocolate goodstuff in a plastic baggie, refrigerate it until it's a little firmer and then snip of the bag end and make decor out of ganache on top of your cake. I thought about trying to draw a big shamrock with my ganache, but I'm not much of an artist so I opted for some squiggly lines.
It turned out to be a very moist cake. The guinness just gives it a slight malty taste- not liquory or anything. As you can see, the extra ganache provides for a good deal more sweetness on top. I'm a frosting-girl so that worked for me!I'm submitting this to Emiline at the fabulous blog Sugar Plum for her blog event: St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl.
Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!
This recipe can be found HERE.
OH MY GAWD! The layer of ganache on top is enough to make me cry. Amazing job with this cake -- I've seen a few recipes out there lately using Guiness. Another one for the to-do list!
ReplyDeleteBeer in a cake...mmm... That looks good!
ReplyDeleteBoy oh boy, this looks delicious!! I would eat a slice (or two) if that was in my kitchen!
ReplyDeleteMmm, that looks decadent. This is a great entry! You get extra points for making it a chocolate cake. And also for using Guinness. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThat cake sounds delicious and I really like how you decorated the cake with the ganache--I never would have thought to do that! Save me a slice!
ReplyDeleteomg ... yum! Happy St. Patty's Day!
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Whoa! Guinness for savory and sweets and getting tipsy...indeed it is good to be Irish (or want to be)!
ReplyDeleteI want to run to the store, buy some Guinness, and make this right now. It looks so delicious, I may just have to make it tomorrow! Oh - and I love all the St. Patty's day recipes you've put up!
ReplyDeleteThis is really fun! My hubby love Guinness and chocolate, I'll have to try this one.
ReplyDeleteI love chocolate....yummy
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