Calling on Nicky & Riley - our Irish experts

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

St. Paddy's is coming right up and as usual I'll be making corned beef with cabbage, red potoates and carrots.  Yummy if I do say and I'll be having guests as well.  It ocurred to me that now that I know Nicky - my first really Irish friend - that perhaps I should also make an authentic Irish dessert.  I have no clue what that might be.  I'm actually a better baker than I am a cook so this might be fun.  So - I'm asking Nicky to enlighten me on Irish desserts - I'm guessing Baileys Irish Cream doesnt' qualify - lol.  Or any others of you of Irish decent - what is your favorite Irish dessert receipe?

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Pavlova is super popular here.  I also grew up on Sugar Butty's!

[Donna K & Quincy]

Oh dear, I got served this as a child as well. Just another nod to our Irish heritage I guess. I had not heard it called a Sugar Butty before.

[Moe]

I never heard of Sugar Butty either. That's one tradition that ends with this generation. Can you imagine serving today's youth sugar butty's. They would thing you were off your head.

Kind of off topic but have you guys seen this:

OMG I'm breaking my heart laughing!!!!

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

lol. I love watching these videos on youtube. there's a funny one about canadians.

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

I make cookies with a recipe very similar but without the fruit topping.  I'll try it, looks delicious.

[Doris, Knox & Flash]

I realize that I'm really late in adding to this discussion, but I picked up the March 19th issue of People when I went on my trip and found a recipe in it that I thought y'all might like.  It's called "Brian Leth's Guinness Cake."  Apparently, he's the chef at a popular place in Brooklyn called the Village Hill House.  I know there's a chocolate cupcake recipe with Guinness beer already posted, but this is a bit different.  People Magazine says it's "moist, dense, but not too sweet!"

Chocolate Cake -  serves 10-12

1 cup Guinness stout

10 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened

6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa

2 cups granulated sugar

6 tbsp sour cream

2 large eggs

1 tbsp vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 tsp baking soda

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter a 9-in. springform pan and line with parchment paper.

2.  Heat Guinness an butter in large saucepan over medium-low until butter melts; remove from heat. Whisk in cocoa and sugar.

3,  Combine sour cream, eggs and vanilla; whisk into cocoa mixture.  Whisk in flour and baking soda.

4.  Pour batter into pan.  Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cake is firm.  Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Remove from pan.  Spread frosting on top.

Cream Cheese  Frosting

Beat 8 oz. softened cream cheese until smooth; gradually add 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, beating at low speed just until blended.  Gradually add 1/2 cup cream; beat until blended. 

The picture in the magazine shows this on a green cake pedestal!  It looks very yummy and perfect for St. Patrick's Day.  Maybe next year, huh??