I'm making this cake near B's birthday. I'm going to be in Chitown on the 9th and 10th so most likely before, unless I can figure a way to bring it and share with my PLEBAns.
Chocolate Guinness cake!!!
(since I love sharing recipes....)
For the cake:
Butter for pan
1 cup Guinness stout
10 tbsp unsalted butter
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups superfine sugar
3/4 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
For the topping:
1 1/4 cups icing sugar
8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 cup heavy cream.
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Preparation: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line with parchment paper. In a large saucepan, combine Guinness and butter. Place over medium-low heat until butter melts, then remove from heat. Add cocoa and superfine sugar, and whisk to blend.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add to Guinness mixture. Add flour and baking soda, and whisk again until smooth. Pour into buttered pan, and bake until risen and firm, 45 minutes to one hour. Place pan on a wire rack and cool completely in pan.
For the topping: Using a food processor or by hand, mix icing sugar to break up lumps. Add cream cheese and blend until smooth. Add heavy cream, and mix until smooth and spreadable.
Remove cake from pan and place on a platter or cake stand. Ice top of cake only, so that it resembles a frothy pint of Guinness.
Makes one 9-inch cake (12 servings)
....Lets just say NO ONE at the office was allowed a piece of the lower region of the cake!
Must have comparable cake!!!
Awesome! A cake every May 10 - Cool! 
Wow* Happy *Birthday**-What a Cake!!! I'd love to have one like that, too! ahh, nice when folks encourage ur obsession, huh? hee-lol!
