Chocolate Stout Loaf Cake

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:58:11 -0800
beer, cocoa powder, heavy cream, holiday

Adapted from Simply Recipes (https://www.simplyrecipes.com/chocolate-stout-loaf-cake-recipe-11691248)

3600 cal/recipe

Ingredients

Cake

1 1/4 c (250 g) granulated sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

3/4 c stout beer

1/2 c vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp instant coffee granules

1 1/2 c (180 g) all-purpose flour

1/3 c (28 g) unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 c water

Glaze

1 1/2 c (170 g) powdered sugar

2 tbsp Baileys Irish Cream or heavy cream

1/8 tsp salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Line the pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two of the sides.

In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, stout, oil, vanilla, and instant coffee until smooth and well combined, about 2 minutes.

Using a fine-mesh sifter, sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the bowl.

Whisk the batter until flour is barely incorporated.

Add the boiling water to the cake batter and whisk until smooth. The batter will be quite thin.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached but no wet batter, about 55 minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.

Whisk together glaze ingredients until smooth and creamy, about the texture of molasses.

Pour glaze over cooled cake.