Chocolate Guinness cake

14 Guinness recipes

Hannah Guinness

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Use this delicious dark stout in sweet and savoury dishes with our 10 best-ever Guinness recipe ideas, from a hearty stew to an indulgent chocolate cake

Guinness is a dry stout that lends a deep, malty richness to savoury stews and sweet bakes alike. Try a splash in your classic beef stew or drizzle into a chocolate sponge for added depth of flavour. These are our 10 best Guinness recipes to try, from a quick Welsh rarebit to dark and sticky gingerbread.

If we've whet your appetite for hearty platefuls, try our best winter comfort food recipes for more stews, puddings and drinks to keep the chill at bay. Try our best beef recipes for showstopping roasts, top steak recipes and comforting casseroles.

Best Guinness recipes

Chocolate Guinness cake

Ever matched Guinness with chocolate? This pairing, originally made famous by Nigella Lawson, makes for a wickedly rich, dark sponge. Top with swirls of creamy chocolate icing for an indulgent afternoon treat.

Chocolate Guinness cake

Guinness rarebit

A clever Irish-inspired twist on a favourite cheesy snack. Classic rarebit often contains a splash of ale – using Guinness gives a deeper savoury flavour to the finished dish.

Irish Rarebit Recipe

Steak and Guinness stew

The classic beef stew is slow-cooked and enriched with earthy Guinness. Top with fluffy cheddar and thyme dumplings or serve with creamy mash if you prefer.

Steak and Guinness stew in a casserole dish topped with cheddar dumplings

Black velvet cocktail

Mix a rich stout like Guinness with biscuity champagne in this two-ingredient cocktail to create a silky and easy-drinking cocktail.

Lamb stew with Guinness

Check out our warming one-pot lamb and Guinness stew with creamy mash and peas. No pre-frying of ingredients is required for this simple stew.

Lamb and Guinness stew with chunky vegetables in a pot

Chocolate stout self-saucing pudding

This chocolate self-saucing pudding is quick and easy to put together and has a grown-up, bitter edge, thanks to the stout’s malty flavour.

Baking dish with chocolate stout self saucing pudding in two bowls on the side

Guinness soda bread

This is a speedy homemade bread with wholemeal flour and oats, perfect slathered with salty butter. Stout and black treacle add caramely, earthy flavour.

Round loaf of soda bread with butter on the side

Black velvet cake

Guinness and prosecco meet in this rich, dark marble cake – perfect for stout and prosecco lovers alike.

A dark marbled loaf cake topped with cream cheese frosting, with one slice cut out of the end

Beef and Guinness stew

Sunday lunch is easy with this beef and Guinness stew. This one-pot results in meltingly tender meat – just a little prep and long, slow cook for a deep, rich, weekend treat. Plus, instructions on how to make this in a slow cooker.

A white pot of beef and Guinness stew

Guinness brownies

Swirls of homemade caramel and a glug of stout makes for a sweet yet subtly bitter traybake. These Guinness brownies are the perfect sophisticated snack.

Squares of chocolate brownie against a pink background

Irish coffee cake

How do you improve on a classic coffee cake? Get inspired by the Irish with a splash of whiskey and Guinness, and top with pillowy coffee-flavoured cream.

Irish Coffee Cake Recipe

Beef, stilton and Guinness pie

If you make just one Guinness recipe, it's got to be this rich, meaty pie with crisp, cheesy pastry from chef Ben O’Donoghue. It's the ultimate winter warmer and perfect for chilly evenings. You can even make cheese straws from the scrap pastry.

Beef, stilton and Guinness pie

Steak and ale pudding

Discover how easy it is to make this pub classic. Made with Guinness or ale to add richness to the steak and mushroom filling, it tastes excellent alongside some hearty mashed potatoes.

Steak and ale pudding

Gingerbread bundt cake

Guinness and dark chocolate add an extra depth of flavour and slight smokiness to this dark gingerbread, a dramatic end to any dinner party. It’s best to make in advance then leave un-iced in an airtight box overnight or for a couple of days and glaze it an hour or so before serving. That way the flavours of the cake all get a chance to develop.

A dark gingerbread bundt cake on a black wire rack against a brown backdrop

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Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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