A Week of Baking… Brown Owls Boozy Bake-Off

Kirsty and Me seem to be having the Brown Owls Boozy Bake-off!

I’m trialling Nigella’s Guinness Cake (as seen on someone’s blog this morning) and Kirst’s making Capiroska Cupcakes! Whatever they are. They sound fizzy and icy. They also sound really good and there may well be none left by the time the Owls arrive.

The cake’s in the oven now – and as suggested by aforementioned blog – i added creamed cheese rather than the suggested sour cream. Petulant baker that I am i also added cinnamon. What’s Baking Fragrance without cinnamon?! I think some nuts would be really good in there too – but that’s a note to self for next time. I’ll take a photo when it’s cool and turned out so you can see how nice it looks! If I can find my camera cable. Which is AWOL. It’s gotta be here somewhere, right?! I’ll find it. And take that picture. I promise.

It has practically exploded out of the pan – in a good way – at this stage. It’s full of the promise of airy, dark chocolate heaven, i think!

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How I make Nigella’s Guinness Cake

1 cup Guinness – there will be heaps left over from the big can of Guinness – so neck it yourself or lassoo a football hooligan or turtle (see above serving suggestion) to do it for you…
200g unsalted butter – edited for extra moistness
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa – best quality
1 cup of caster sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
3/4 cup creamed cheese
2 nice eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups plain flour – sifted if you please
1 tsp cinnamon
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder