I'm an all American mutt, with a very muddied gene pool: Native American, Scottish, Dutch, and yes, rumors of a wee smidgen of Irish down the line somewhere. Enough to justify the fact that I love St. Patrick's Day. I'm not really sure why, because largely it's such a commercialized holiday at this point. But I can't help it. I like all the jolly green revelry. But, and some of you may find this sacrilegious, I just don't care for Guinness. Not at all. I'm not really a big beer drinker period, but Guinness is particularly icky to me. It's too dark, too bitter. BUT, I'm more than happy to eat it, especially in the form of Nigella Lawson's Chocolate Guinness Cake which is absolutely amazing! You can't really taste the Guinness exactly, but it gives an earthy depth and subtle tang to an otherwise pretty standard chocolate cake. The cream cheese icing is lightened up (in texture obviously, not calories) by the addition of cream, and oh my, it's just heavenly. So, I raise my fork in cheers, wishing you and yours a happy St. Patrick's Day!
This cake was super easy to make. Here is the recipe with measurements already converted, if you're like me and too lazy to do the math. Cheers!Top ephemera image via Suzee Que
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happy st. patricks day to you! Im not big on beer either but this cake looks sooo yummy! Have a lovely day!~
ReplyDeleteJust nosing around in the blogsphere and bumped into your blog. Love it! I'm a big fan of Nigella and I live in London so I see her recipes a lot!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness beer in cake, how have i never thought of that before?
ReplyDeleteyour blog space here is simply lovely, i look forward to checking it out more this weekend
happy friday,
mandy