Chocolate Beer Bundt Cake

Lovely, rich, chocolate delicacy that has the taste of a brownie, but the texture a dense cake.

Add the raspberries and it becomes a whole new world.

Makes: 1 Bundt Cake

Takes: 1.5 hours - 2 hours

Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5

Ingredients:

1 cup dark beer

1/2 cup unsalted butter

2 eggs - beaten

3/4 cup sour cream

2 1/4 cup flour

1/2 tablespoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup cacao powder

1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Prep:

Grease a bundt pan well and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Instructions:

- Step 1 - Boil the Beer

Place the 1 cup of beer and the 1/2 cup of unsalted butter into a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer.

Let the beer simmer for about 10 minutes and then pour into a large bowl and let rest for another 10 minutes or until cool.

- Step 2- Mix Eggs and Sour Cream

In a small bowl, whisk the two eggs.

Once mixed, add the 3/4 cup of sour cream and mix until completely incorporated.

Set aside until needed.

- Step 3 - Mix In Cacao

Once the beer and butter mixture has cooled, sift in 1 cup of cacao and 1 1/2 cups of sugar directly into the mixture.

- Step 4 - Ad Sour Cream and Egg Mixture

Pour the sour cream and egg mixture into the beer batter and mix until combined.

- Step 5 - Sift in Dry Ingredients

In the large bowl with the beer batter, sift in 2 1/4 cups of flour, 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon of salt.

- Step 6 - Spoon Batter into Bundt Pan

Spoon the chocolate batter into the pre-greased bundt pan, then making sure it is spread out evenly.

- Step 7 - Bake the Bundt Cake

Bake the cake for about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

- Step 8 - Cool and Slice

Once the cake has cooled down for an hour or so, tip the cake onto a cooling rack and shake slightly until it falls out.

If greased properly, it should come out easily.

- Step 9 - Chop off the Bottom

Once the cake has cooled completely, cut off the bottom (which was the top while baking) so it sites evenly on a flat surface.

- Step 10 - Decorate and Enjoy!

Doing a simple decoration on this cake is great.

Some people do a glaze or a thin frosting. I just washed some raspberries and placed them in the middle of the bundt cake and then sprinkled powdered sugar over the whole thing.

Simple, but beautiful and delicious.

Adapted from Andrew Zimmern Signature who originally found the recipe in Tasting Minnesota