• Gather the ingredients for this recipe so you have everything close at hand on the counter or table. Preheat oven to 350°F.

Prepare the Cake Batter

• Using a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups granulated sugar, 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 cups baking cocoa, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Whisk to mix well.
  2 cups granulated sugar, 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 cups baking cocoa, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt
• Next, add in 1 cup Guinness Stout Beer, 1 cup buttermilk, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes until ingredients are fully incorporated. Your batter will be thin and runny.
  1 cup Guinness Stout Beer, 1 cup buttermilk, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Prepare the 9-cup Bundt pan by spraying with a baking spray such as Ever Bake or Baker’s Joy, or grease the pan with shortening followed by a dusting of flour to ensure the cake will not stick to the pan.

Bake and Serve Cake

• Bake cake in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, until cake tests done in center using toothpick test.
• Remove cake from oven and set for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan. Carefully, run a butter knife around the edges and interior hole of the cake. To remove the cake, place a wire rack on the top of the pan and invert to release the cake from the pan. Allow the cake to cool fully on the wire rack.
• When the cake has cooled, dust the top with 2 tablespoons powdered sugar or a non-melting snow sugar. Simply place 1-2 tablespoons of the powdered sugar in a fine mesh sieve and sprinkle on the top of the cake. Serves 10-12.
  2 tablespoons powdered sugar