Potato and beer in a cake? That's hard to beat. This is delicious:
Cake:
- 2 cups instant potato flakes
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 8 oz of Stout or Porter (I used Founders Breakfast Stout)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 cups superfine sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Frosting:
- 2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Directions:
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Bring cream cheese to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350 F.
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Coat sides and bottom of spring form pan with nonstick cooking spray
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Melt stick of better in large,wide sauce pan.
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Add beer, cocoa powder and superfine sugar and whisk until smooth. Remove from heat.
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Whisk sour cream, eggs and vanilla until batter-like and slowly add to slightly cooled butter mixture
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Add dry potato flakes and baking soda. Stir thoroughly. The batter will be grainy but don't worry.
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Pour into springform pan and bake for 45-60 minutes. Done when wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Mix room-temperature cream cheese with powdered sugar and cream with a whisk. Adjust with more sugar or cream to reach right consistency for a thick but spreadable frosting.
Cake is even better the following day!