Birthday cake

[altivo]

From yesterday. This was made from scratch using dark cocoa, butter, and Guinness. It is very rich and not suitable for everyday eating I'd say.

Comments

[ranunculus]

YUM!

[altivo]

Indeed. And alas, all gone.

[theradicalchild]

I'm definitely fine with alcoholic beverages as a cooking ingredient, and wouldn't mind trying such a cake, but I typically can't get into the alcoholic beverages themselves, usually due to actually being able to taste the alcohol.

[altivo]

The alcohol usually evaporates during cooking, leaving behind only other constituents of the original beverage used.

[deffox]

Curious using Guinness. I like a good chocolate cake, but am not into dark beer. What does it add to the flavor?

Actually, I'm not sure if I ever tried my hand at making treats. My cooking doesn't really go further than making meatloaf.

I stopped making even pancakes when I realized that a buck of frozen ones save an hour of cooking and cleaning.

[altivo]

Gosh. I can't imagine not cooking. I've been at it since about age ten I think.

As for dark beers, those are the ones I prefer if I'm going to drink beer. Mostly I go for red wines, though.

The Guinness here could probably be replaced by any stout or Bock beer. It blends with the dark chocolate to add subtle new depth. Chocolate itself does the same for chili when added early in the cooking.