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512 Pecan Porter Chocolate Cake

512 Pecan Porter Chocolate Cake with a Salted Toffee Glaze

A decadent chocolate cake with scratch-made salted toffee glaze from Pastry Chef Dennis Van of Oasthouse Kitchen + Bar in Austin, TX.
Course Desserts
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup 512 Pecan Porter
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 sticks butter melted
  • 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1⁄2 tbsp baking soda
  • 1⁄2 salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Salted Toffee Glaze:

  • 1 stick butter
  • 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
  • 1⁄4 tsp salt
  • 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar sifted

Instructions
 

For the Cake:

  • Place 512 Pecan Porter, cocoa powder and butter in a pot and heat until it all comes together.
  • Place sugar into a large mixing bowl. Add beer mixture into the bowl with sugar and mix.
  • Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
  • Lastly, add cake flour, baking soda and salt until just combined. Do not over mix.
  • Pour into 8 inch round pan and bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Once the cake is cooled, pop it out of the pan and onto a serving tray.

For the Glaze:

  • Mix all ingredients, except powdered sugar, in a pot over medium heat.
  • Heat until bubbling.
  • Once bubbling, turn off heat and whisk in powdered sugar.
  • Pour the glaze over the cake, covering the surface.
  • Let glaze cool and harden before serving.
Keyword (512) Brewing Company, (512) Pecan Porter, chocolate cake, pecan porter, toffee
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