Ingredients
- 90g (3oz) dark chocolate bits
- 1½ cups Porter beer or other dark Stout
- 3 cups sugar
- 2½ cups flour
- 1½ cups dark cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 2 tspn baking soda
- ¾ tspn baking powder
- 1¼ tspn salt
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 1½ cups buttermilk, shaken
- ¾ tspn vanilla essence
- 140g (1¼ sticks) butter, softened
- 2 cups icing (powdered) sugar
- 1 tspn vanilla essence
- 5 heaped Tbspn peanut butter
- 3 egg whites
- 2/3 cup caster (superfine) sugar
Recipe Description
The dark and rich chocolatey flavour of the cake pairs so well with the salty-sweet flavour of the peanut butter frosting and finally the fluffy meringue is such a nice finish and quite easy to do instead of having to frost the whole cake, which is nice for a change! This cake would be an excellent addition to any party, dinner, afternoon tea or just for yourself if you feel like it! Make sure to serve it with a cup of tea or coffee, or a strong cold beer to complement the flavours and cut through the richness of the cake.
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