Chocolate Guinness Cake

Directions

• 1.
  Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour Bundt pan or tube pan.
• 2.
  Combine cake mix and pudding mix in large mixing bowl. Combine liquid ingredients. Combine sugar and chocolate chips in large bowl. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients; blend well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• 3.
  Bake 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Prepare Guinness® Chocolate Glaze and Bourbon Whipped Cream. Remove cake from oven; cool in pan 5 minutes.
• 4.
  Remove cake from pan; place on cake plate. Brush half of GUINNESS® CHOCOLATE GLAZE heavily over cake while still warm. Drizzle remaining glaze over cake. Serve with BOURBON WHIPPED CREAM, if desired.
• 5.
  For the Guinness® Chocolate Glaze: Combine butter, sugar, water and beer in large saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until melted. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate until totally melted. Cool to room temperature.
• 6.
  For the Bourbon Whipped Cream: Place cream and vanilla in well-chilled mixing bowl*. Whip cream to a soft peak, slowly incorporating sugar and bourbon. *Place mixing bowl and beater in freezer until well chilled. Increase speed; whip to firm peak. Refrigerate until ready to serve.