Chocolate Guinness Cake

by Roxy, So Vegan
Vegan Chocolate Guinness Cake

This vegan chocolate Guinness cake takes things to the next level.

Indulgent, rich and velvety, the bitterness from the creamy Guinness perfectly compliments the chocolate.

Oh, we’ve also added a drop of Irish whiskey to the icing for an added cheeky twist!

Vegan Chocolate Guinness Cake

And don’t forget, if you love this, then you’ll totally love our debut 5-ingredient cookbook So Vegan in 5, which is available to buy right now.

Enjoy!

Roxy & Ben

Chocolate Guinness Cake

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Posted by So Vegan on Friday, 31 May 2019

Vegan Chocolate Guinness Cake

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12 Comments

squilookle January 14, 2020 - 5:17 pm

I loved the cake and will make it again. For the icing I only had a peaty scotch whisky so used that. The icing was far too sweet for me but maybe that’s because I used the wrong type of whisky!

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Ben, So Vegan January 28, 2020 - 11:49 am

Thanks! The icing is already quite sweet so yes maybe it was already the whisky!

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Gareth Hickenbottom-Marriott February 1, 2020 - 9:10 pm

Just made this for my wife, she says it’s the best vegan cake she’s had, my so. Wants me to make it for his 10th birthday

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Ben, So Vegan February 20, 2020 - 8:59 am

Thanks Gareth! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

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John June 1, 2020 - 5:49 pm

Hi – can you make this in one go (and divide after baking) if you don’t have 2 6″ cake rounds?

Cheers

John

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Hannah September 14, 2020 - 7:25 pm

can this be used for cupcakes?

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Rebecca March 15, 2021 - 7:14 am

Yep. Just need to adjust the cooking time. Mine took about 25 mins.

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Loulou March 20, 2021 - 7:28 pm

If the purpose of the apple cider vinegar is to curdle the milk, could you use lemon juice or malt vinegar instead?

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Annie June 9, 2021 - 1:51 pm

This looks wonderful. Does it freeze okay?

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Fussy March 19, 2024 - 3:55 pm

This recipe worked very well. I used one large tin. The batter rose pleasingly and the icing made and attractive finish. Would definitely make this again.

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Anonymous March 17, 2025 - 7:01 am

This is a wonderful cake I made that’s not too sweet, and the chocolate cake makes you feel satisfied without being too rich. The only correction on this post is that when you add the last instruction #10 you say to repeat “step 10” which should actually read *”repeat step 9”. However, thank you for this delicious vegan cake recipe.

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Nikki March 17, 2025 - 7:27 am

This is a wonderful cake. I made it last year around Valentine’s Day and made it again a couple days ago for some friends coming back home from Spring Break in Cozumel, Mexico to Katy, Texas, USA . I’m thinking about making another one today for St Patrick’s Day. It’s not too sweet, sort of mildly rich, yet not too overbearing, leaving you with a satisfying taste and fulfillment. The only correction you might make is at the very bottom the instructions read to *”to repeat step #10” and it should read “to repeat step #9.” Also, how would you make this in a 9” spring pan as far as the measurements? Or perhaps, put all cake mixture in 1 – 9” cake pan, then make another batch for a 2nd – 9” cake pan. Then just stack the two on top with icing on top of each 9” cake? Anyhow, Thank you for the delicious recipe. ☘️

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