A delicious treat anytime. It can also be served as Guinness Cupcakes.
Ingredients
- 200g self raising flour
- 250g unrefined sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 large egg
- 125g butter
- 150ml natural yogurt or butter milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 150ml of Guinness
Method
- Preheat your oven to 180 C/gas mark 4
- Prepare your cake tin by lining with parchment paper
- In a large mixing bowl sieve all the dry ingredients together
- Then lightly whisk the egg, vanilla & buttermilk/or yogurt in a jug
- Next melt the butter, cocoa & the Guinness in a saucepan
- When it is just melted stir it smooth making sure there are no lumps
- Now mix all ingredients together, pour into the prepared tin & bake for approx 45 minutes or when a tester comes out clean
- Let to stand for 30 minutes before unmolding from its tin
- Turn out & cool on a wire rack
To Serve
Dust with cocoa & serve with softly whipped cream or ice with a chocolate butter cream.