Dark Fudgy Guinness Bread

In keeping with this week's theme of adding Guinness to everything in order to make it Irish...

1  1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda 
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chili powder (yep I went there!)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown
1 cup Guinness
1 egg
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

White chocolate melting discs to garnish
green food colouring (concentrated paste)

In a large bowl mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and chili powder together.

The original recipe called for 1/4 tsp of pepper but I thought I'd kick it up a notch with chili powder. It doesn't make the bread spicy, but simply gives your mouth a slightly warm feeling. Set the dry ingredients aside.

Beat butter and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl until fluffy, add egg and then beer.  Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients, then another 1/3. When combined add the last 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix well.

Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Spray a 9 X 5" loaf pan with cooking oil and pour the batter in.

Bake at 350F for 55-60 minutes. Cake tester should come out clean. Cool 10-15 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

Melt a few chocolate wafers in the microwave for 20-30 seconds on high. Stir in a drop or 2 of vegetable oil and drizzle over cooled bread.

If you want add a little green for St Patty's Day!

Slight adaptation from original Bailey's Dark Chocolate Guinness Bread at HomemadeHooplah.com