4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut into chunks
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup Guinness stout
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Llywelyn's Guinness Fudge Sauce (recipe below)
Ice cream or whipped cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
Gradually melt chocolate and butter together in the top if a double-boiler, stir to blend, Remove from heat; stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla and Guinness. Stir in flour. Batter will be thin.
Pour into baking pan; bake until almost set, about 35 minutes. Do not overbake.
Let cool, then slice into 16 bars. Serve with Guinness Fudge Sauce and ice cream or whipped cream.
LLYWELYN'S GUINNESS FUDGE SAUCE
1 (12-ounce) jar hot fudge sauce
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1-1/2 cups)
1/3 cup Guinness stout
Heat hot fudge sauce in a double-boiler under pourable. In a pot over very low heat, heat chocolate chips and Guinness together until chocolate has melted, then stir into hot fudge sauce. Mix well. Pour into a serving dish.
Refrigerate leftovers; reheat before servings.
Yield: About 2-1/4 cups