Guinness Cake Pops

When my parents were in Ireland, they met a little red headed lady in a pub who told them it was healthy to drink a pint o’ Guinness a day. Now, I don’t know about all that, but I do know these Guinness cake pops are delicious!

What You Need To Make Guinness Cake Pops

For The Cake:

• 2 cups Guinness Stout
• 4 sticks Butter
• 1 1/2 cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 2 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Baking Soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons Salt
• 4 large Eggs
• 1 ¾ cup Sour Cream
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 bag of cake pop sticks

For The Icing:

• 1/2 cup Butter
• 2/3 cup Cocoa
• 3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make Guinness Cake Pops

1. Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a deep edged cookie sheet or a 9×13 baking dish.
3. Using a medium saucepan on medium heat, bring the Guinness and butter to a light boil. Add the cocoa powder and whisk until smooth it. Remove from heat and place to the side.
4. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
5. In a mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
6. Add the Butter-Guinness mixture to the sour cream and mix until fully combined. (About 1-2 minutes on medium speed.)
7. Add the flour mix and beat until combined. Use a rubber spatula and lightly fold the batter to make sure there are no pockets of flour.
8. Pour into the baking dish or cookie pan.
9. Bake for 30 minutes, and do a bake check by sticking a toothpick in the cake. If it comes out clear and free of wet batter, the cake is done.

Directions For The Frosting:

1. Melt butter in mixing bowl. Stir in cocoa and then alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to a spreading consistency.
2. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

Directions For The Cake Pops:

1. Crumble the cooled cake into a bowl.
2. Once the frosting is made, take a spoonful and add into the crumbled cake. Use a spoon to combine. Add more frosting until you can form a small round ball.
3. Melt Chocolate in a double broiler or use a microwave. Once chocolate is melted, dip a cake pop stick into the chocolate and then push it into the rounded cake. When that chocolate has hardened, dip it into the chocolate until fully coated.

Yum!