This month, Bon Appétit’s Bake Club is reimagining a classic. Tune in as Jesse Szewczyk analyzes his popular Chocolate Guinness Cake recipe. “The cake came to me quite easily.” I experienced a vision. “I’m fortunate,” Jesse tells cohost Shilpa Uskokovic. However, the challenge arose when it came time to develop the frosting. “I felt like everyone in the Test Kitchen had an opinion on what it should be… I definitely tried at least 10 different frostings.” In the end, Jesse settled on brown butter frosting as the ideal topping—not only for its flavor but also because it evoked the creamy head of a perfectly poured Guinness. “It’s fortified with a touch of Guinness—just two tablespoons,” Jesse says.
