CHOCOLATE STOUT CAKE

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Discover the complex, rich taste of our Chocolate Stout Cake. This Chocolate Stout Cake is made complete with a deliciously sweet brown butter frosting.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 1h45m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 eggs
2/3 cup sour cream
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla, divided
2 cups flour
2-1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups dry stout
1-1/4 cups butter, divided
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2-1/2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Whisk eggs, sour cream and 1/2 tsp. vanilla until blended. Set aside. Combine flour and baking soda in large bowl.
Cook stout and 1 cup butter in large saucepan 2 to 3 min. or until butter is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add granulated sugar and cocoa powder; mix well. Stir in egg mixture until blended. Add flour mixture; mix well.
Pour into 2 greased and floured (9-inch) round pans.
Bake 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove cake layers from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
Meanwhile, bring remaining butter just to boil in saucepan; simmer on medium-low heat 3 min. or until lightly browned. Cool.
Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and remaining vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually blend in butter, being careful to not add sediment from bottom of pan; discard sediment.
Stack cake layers, filling layers and frosting top of cake with cream cheese mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 460, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 360 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g