[Sca-cooks] Chocolate Guinness Cake (OT, OOP)

[Elaine Koogler]

Oh my.  Oh my my my my.  Two wonderful chocolate cake recipes all within the
space of two days.  My chocoholic senses are doing a VERY happy dance.  I
may even try this one for our household party tomorrow.  Though doing that,
along with the requested Dame Selene's incredible, deadly chocolate mousse,
might be a bit of overkill.  Not for me, you understand, but for others at
the party.

Kiri
----- Original Message -----

>     This was sent to me by a friend.  Haven't tried it, may do so after
> Westercon this weekend....
>
> Chocolate Guinness Cake
>
>     8 oz Butter, room temperature
>     8 oz Soft dark brown sugar
>     10 oz Self-raising flour
>     1 t Baking powder
>     1 pn Salt
>     4 T Cocoa (rounded T's)
>     Grated rind of 1 orange
>     4 Eggs
>     1 T Vanilla extract.
>     1/2 c Guinness
>
>     Glaze
>     8 oz Confectioners' sugar
>     Orange(juice, grated rind)
>     Water
>     Preheat oven to 375F.
>     Grease bundt Pan.
>
>     Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift the flour,
> baking powder, salt and cocoa into a bowl. Add the orange rind to the
> creamed butter and beat in the eggs, one at a time, including a spoonful
of
> the measured flour mixture with each one, and beating well between
> additions. Gently mix in the Guinness, a tablespoonful at a time,
including
> another spoonful of flour with each addition. If there's any flour left
> over, fold it in gently to mix.
>
>     Blend thoroughly without over-beating. lightly pour mixture between in
> the tin, smooth down, and put the cake into the center of the preheated
> oven.
>
>     Reduce the heat to moderate (350F) and bake for 35-40 minutes, or
until
> the cake is springy to the touch and shrinking slightly in the pan. Turn
out
> and cool on a wire rack. .
>
>     Meanwhile, make the glaze.
>
>     Mix powdered sugar and juice with grated orange rind. Mix to desired
> consitancy. Apply to cooled cake in the desired fasion. (You can omit the
> glaze and just dust with powdered sugar.)
>
>     (Tip: This is best served Warm with a scoop of excellent Vanilla Ice
> Cream. The warm earthy cake with the cold sweet ice cream made a nice and
> Satisfying contrast.)
>