Black and Tans (Cat Cora) |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
chocolate cake batter, recipe follows |
2 pints store-bought vanilla or coffee ice cream |
1 cup heavy cream, softly whipped |
chocolate cake batter |
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
4 tablespoons (1/ 2 stick) unsalted butter, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
1/4 cup canola oil |
1 large egg |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/4 cup buttermilk (shake before measuring) |
Directions:
1. For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and position a rack in the middle. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
2. Pour the batter into the baking pan and smooth the top. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack.
3. To assemble the black & tans: Invert the cooled cake onto a work surface and cut it into 6 equal rectangles. Cut each rectangle into squares about the size of ice cubes. Set out six Pilsner or similar glasses. Put 2 rounded scoops of ice cream into each glass. Divide the cake cubes evenly among the glasses, then add 1/2 scoop of ice cream to each glass, mounding it slightly in the center. Top with softly whipped cream to look like the frothy head on a pint of stout, allowing a drip to edge over the side. Serve immediately.
4. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt onto a piece of waxed paper or into a medium bowl.
5. With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the oil, beating well. Beat in the egg, then the vanilla. On low speed, add the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl and mixing just until the batter is smooth.
6. The original Black & Tan is a layered drink of pale ale and dark beer served in British pubs. My Black & Tan looks like the drink but veers off in a sweet direction, alternating chunks of chocolate cake and scoops of ice cream in a Pilsner glass and topping it with whipped cream, to resemble beer foam.If you don't have time to start from scratch, you can use store-bought chocolate cake and ice cream, and your guests will still sit up and take notice when they see this dessert coming to the table.
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