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March 17, 2016

Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake

Is it possible to have a homemade chocolate cake baked from scratch ready to eat in an hour? Yes it is with Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake made with Guinness beer for St. Patrick’s Day.


Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake made from scratch

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Are you wearing green right now? Do you have corned beef and cabbage planned for dinner? Are you drinking a pint of Guinness during Happy Hour? I’m actually not doing any of those things, but I’ll be making corned beef and cabbage on Saturday when my parents and brother come over to visit. As you make plans for today, I have one more St. Patrick’s Day recipe to share with you. It’s rare for me to share a seasonal recipe on the actual holiday, but I’m hoping once you learn how quick and easy it is to make this Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake, you’ll hurry up and make this for tonight. Or bookmark this for any day of the year where you’re craving an easy chocolate cake recipe. Using stout doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a St. Patrick’s Day only recipe.

A cast iron pan has been on my wish list for quite some time, and here it is making its debut with dessert. I chose to start with Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake because skillet cakes are no fuss. Make the cake batter, pour it into the pan, bake, and serve warm. No need to unmold and assemble. You don’t even need to wait for it to cool completely. Skillet cakes don’t need to be frosted either. In this case, I topped it with vanilla ice cream, but you can use any flavor you’d like including Chocolate Stout Pretzel Ice Cream and Triple Caramel Ice Cream. If you work without distractions, you can have this chocolate stout cake ready to eat in an hour, perfect for a last minute dessert idea.


Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake made from scratch

I’ve been wanting a cast iron skillet for the longest time and found this beauty at an antique store for a good price. It needed a little bit of TLC, so after learning how to restore a rusty pan and how to reseason it, it’s as good as new. If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you can make this chocolate stout cake in an 8-inch round cake pan.


Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake made from scratch

For the stout, I used Guinness because it’s a popular beer for St. Patrick’s Day. However, you can use any brand of stout you’d like. Pittsburgh has a couple of local stouts, and I’m sure your city does too.


Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake made from scratch

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Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake

Chocolate Stout Skillet Cake

Yield: 2-4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup (2 ounces or 4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 1 cup stout beer, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Have a 9-inch cast iron pan or 8-inch round cake pan ready.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar until light and creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Beat in the melted chocolate.
  4. Add the flour mixture alternately with the beer, adding the flour in 3 additions and the beer in 2 additions (begin and end with dry ingredients).
  5. Transfer the batter to the cast iron pan. Bake 30-33 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out almost clean. Cool for 15 minutes before serving with ice cream on top.

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© Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)

Source: Adapted from my devil’s food layer cake

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Filed Under: Cakes Tagged With: baking chocolate, cast iron skillet, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, recipes for two, St. Patrick's Day, stout beer

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  1. John Storeys says

    March 17, 2016 at 7:56 AM

    Great timing for St. Patrick’s! Mine’s not so much great – I miss in lots of chocolate, but I’ll make it up for it with those great recipes!

    Reply
  2. Rachel says

    March 17, 2016 at 5:21 PM

    I love my cast iron–Even though I have a tiny hodge-podge collection. My Dutch oven was a gift from my husband, my skillet belonged to my dad (he gave it to me because he never used it), and I have a tiny 6-inch skillet that belonged to my grandma. Of all the things I’ve made in the various pans over the years, I’ve yet to make dessert! I should maybe fix that and make this cake over the weekend. :)

    Reply
    • Carla says

      March 17, 2016 at 5:34 PM

      You certainly have a bigger collection than mine :) Sounds like it’s time for you to make dessert ;)

      Reply
  3. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    March 17, 2016 at 7:17 PM

    yayyyy-I LOVE that you restored this gorgeous cast iron skillet! And this skillet cake is brilliant–nearly instant chocolatey gratification :D

    HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      March 18, 2016 at 9:01 AM

      Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Kayle!

      Reply
  4. Janet says

    March 23, 2016 at 10:23 AM

    Just wondered – I don’t have a 9″ cast iron pan, just a 10″ . Would this work in a 10″ cast iron pan? Also, if I wanted to use an 8″ round cake pan, would the baking time still be for 30-33 minutes? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      March 23, 2016 at 10:41 AM

      Yes, a 10 inch cast iron pan will work. It’ll be a bit wider and not as tall but still good. For the 8 inch pan, I would check at 25 minutes to be on the safe side, but it should still be around 30 minutes.

      Reply
  5. Wilma Manasse says

    March 17, 2017 at 11:26 AM

    The Stout brownies are gone and I’m still in the chocolate mood, so I’l do the skillet Stout cake. My skillet is a 10″ too. I had a smaller cast iron skillet, but when I bought a new stove, they went with the old stove in the drawer. Didn’t remember to take them out.

    Reply
    • Carla says

      March 19, 2017 at 9:55 AM

      You can still make this cake in the 10 inch skillet. It will be slightly thinner, so keep an eye on your baking time so it doesn’t overbake.

      Reply

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