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I have seen a few recipes for a chocolate beer, or stout cake. has anyone made this before and can recommend a particular method?  I like to make unusual things like this to keep my workmates on their toes  ;D

I have not personally tried it but as it is Nigellas. I have every confidence in the recipe

http://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=20552

Mmmm thanks. Pity you can't get Philly cheese here. That sounds like a lot of butter doesn't it?? very wicked...  :P

I am going to make this cake at the weekend  ;D.

Look in Gary Rhodes book,under Guinness chocolate cake.... fabulous... qahtan

Ok I eventually made teh cake like this:
200g butter and 200ml of guinness or dark beer, into the saucepan, heat till butter melts, take off heat.
Beat into that 3/4 cup cocoa and 2 cups sugar
Then, in another bowl, mix together 2 eggs, 3 large tabs of cream (I used creme fraiche) and vanilla extract.  Add that to the beer mix.
Then, beat into the mix 2 cups plain flour and 2 teas of baking powder. It looks scarily liquid but that is just an illusion.
Bake in springform tin for about 1hr, 1hr 15mins or until a skewer comes out moist but clean.
There was a creamcheese icing involved but I couldn't manage that.
I have not eaten it yet! It's for afternoon tea at work! But the smell is divine so I have every confidence in the taste!

If you can not get cream cheese in France look out for Quark. That is the German name for it and there is also a cream cheese the French have at breakfast with the pastries and fresh fruit which is a full fat version of Philly. (I prefer it) Just can not remember what it is called.