Recipe: Guinness Brownies

In September I was looking for beer recipes for a dinner party.   I made the wonderful Gingerbread Guinness Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting.   However, when I went to the liquor store to buy the Guinness, they didn't have the individual cans, so I bought a four-pack.  I found a recipe for Triple Chocolate Stout Beer Brownies.   Since I don't really like to drink beer, I think I'll just bake it all off.  Can #2 of Guinness is now history.

 

12 oz Guinness

1 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter (melted)

2 teaspoons vanilla

4 eggs

2 cups flour  (I added about 2 tablespoons more due to altitude)

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

 

The brownies have a firm cake-like texture so I decided to slice one in half to make a brownie whoopie pie (see picture above) and fill it with just a little cream cheese frosting.  What a tasty experiment. 

 

Line your 13x9 pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.   Preheat oven to 350. 

 

In a large bowl, whisk together Guinness and cocoa powder until blended and smooth.  Whisk in sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs, one at a time.  Blend well.   Add flour and salt;  whisk until smooth.  Stir in the chocolate chips.   Bake 42-45 minutes until top is shiny and dry.    Remove from oven and let cool completely.   Use the foil to pull it from the pan to slice into your favorite brownie size.  

 

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Saturday was my lazy cooking day.   I tried not to wear structured shoes.