Guinness Stout Gingerbread Cake

Name: Guinness Stout Gingerbread Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon allspice; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 355 milliliters finely chopped crystallized ginger; 237 milliliters dark molasses (not blackstrap); 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps ground ginger; 237 milliliters Guinness stout (not extra stout); 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 2 Tbsps grated lemon zest (from 2 to 3 lemons); 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Guinness Stout Gingerbread Cake is a vegetarian dessert. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 603 calories. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. A mixture of allspice, salt, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is perfect for st. patrick day.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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Oven

Butter two 8- by 8-in. glass or light-colored metal baking dishes. Bring Guinness stout and dark molasses to a boil in a large, deep saucepan.

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Guinness

Dark Molasses

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and whisk in baking soda (it will foam up dramatically); let cool. In a bowl, whisk together cinnamon, ginger, allspice, salt, and flour.

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Baking Soda

Allspice

Cinnamon

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In a large bowl, combine 1 cup crystallized ginger, melted butter, and dark brown sugar and stir together with a wooden spoon.

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Candied Ginger

Dark Brown Sugar

Butter

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Wooden Spoon

Bowl

Add eggs and lemon zest and stir once more. Gradually stir in dry ingredients in four batches, alternating with Guinness mixture.

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Lemon Zest

Guinness

Egg

Pour batter into greased baking dishes, dividing evenly.

Bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool cakes on a wire rack, then dust tops with powdered sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

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Toothpicks

Wire Rack

Oven

Cut each cake into 4 to 6 squares and arrange on a serving platter.

In a small bowl, whip cream and granulated sugar together until cream holds soft peaks. Stir in all but a teaspoon of crystallized ginger and serve in a bowl alongside the cake, sprinkled with the last bit of ginger.

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Candied Ginger

Granulated Sugar