Chocolate Stout Layer Cake With Chocolate Frosting Recipe

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Chocolate Stout Layer Cake With Chocolate Frosting
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
1026
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. INGREDIENT TIP
  2. If you can find it, use a chocolate stout (Brooklyn Brewery and Oregon's Rogue Brewery make it) in the cake batter. The chocolaty flavors in the beer come from dark-roasting the malts. Some brewers even add a little chocolate to the beer as well. If you can't find chocolate stout, use another stout, such as Guinness. Sierra Nevada Porter and Samuel Adams Honey Porter would also work well in this recipe.
  3. CAKE
  4. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Line bottom of each cake pan with parchment paper round; butter and flour parchment.
  5. Place chopped chocolate in medium metal bowl.
  6. Set bowl over saucepan of barely simmering water and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
  7. Remove bowl from over water and set aside.
  8. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar in large bowl until fluffy and pale yellow, about 2 minutes.
  9. Add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition. Beat in lukewarm melted chocolate, then stout and coffee.
  10. Beat flour mixture into chocolate mixture in 2 additions just until incorporated.
  11. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in another medium bowl until stiff but not dry.
  12. Fold 1/3 of egg whites into cake batter to lighten, then fold in remaining egg whites in 2 additions.
  13. Divide batter between prepared cake pans (about 3 cups for each); smooth tops.
  14. Bake cakes until tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
  15. Transfer cakes to racks and cool in pans 20 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks; remove parchment paper and cool completely.
  16. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.
  17. FROSTING
  18. Place chopped chocolate in medium heatproof bowl.
  19. Combine whipping cream and espresso powder in medium saucepan.
  20. Bring cream mixture to simmer over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally.
  21. Pour cream mixture over chopped chocolate; let stand 1 minute, then whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
  22. Chill chocolate frosting until slightly thickened and spreadable, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours (or for quick chilling, place frosting in freezer until thickened and spreadable, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes).
  23. Using serrated knife, trim rounded tops from both cake layers so that tops are flat.
  24. Place 1 cake layer, trimmed side up, on 9-inch-diameter tart pan bottom or cardboard round, then place on rack set over baking sheet.
  25. Drop 1 1/4 cups frosting by large spoonfuls over top of cake layer;
  26. Spread frosting evenly to edges with offset spatula or butter knife. Top with second cake layer, trimmed side down.
  27. Spread remaining frosting evenly over top and sides of cake.
  28. DO AHEAD Can be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate.
  29. Let cake stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1026.46 Kcal (4298 kJ)
Calories from fat 801.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 89.02g 137%
Cholesterol 274.5mg 92%
Sodium 936.3mg 39%
Potassium 255.08mg 5%
Total Carbs 56.37g 19%
Sugars 28.88g 116%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 11%
Protein 7.41g 15%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 30%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 110.9mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 443.02 Kcal (1855 kJ)
Calories from fat 345.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.42g 137%
Cholesterol 118.48mg 92%
Sodium 404.11mg 39%
Potassium 110.09mg 5%
Total Carbs 24.33g 19%
Sugars 12.46g 116%
Dietary Fiber 1.19g 11%
Protein 3.2g 15%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 30%
Iron 0.5mg 7%
Calcium 47.9mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 27.4
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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