chocolate guinness cake

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Guinness chocolate cake uses stout beer for a deeply flavored, tender cake finished with chocolate ganache frosting.

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Bring Guinness, butter, and coffee to a simmer. Whisk in cocoa powder. Let cool.

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Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

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Beat eggs with vanilla and sour cream until smooth.

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Add the chocolate-Guinness mixture and mix until well combined.

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Slowly add the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until just combined. Divide into 3 greased 8-inch cake pans.

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Let cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out and let cool completely.

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Mix together chocolate ganache, then let cool in the refrigerator, stirring every 20-30 minutes until spreadable, about 90 minutes.

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Stack cake layers, spreading 2/3 cup ganache frosting between each layer.

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Spread the rest of the frosting over the top and sides of the cake. Garnish with chocolate curls.

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