kiss me, i'm irish! (no really, i am.)

i have for you a delightful recipe in honor of today's momentous occasion, which to some means the chasing of snakes out of ireland, and to others, another reason to ask for a pint of guinness, and if the bartender isn't quick enough, the right to shout "póg mo thóin" (or for us non-gaelic reading folk, "pogue mahone"). it is generally not nice however, to tell someone bringing you something, especially something you will then ingest, to kiss your ass, but i don't think st. patty's day has ever been about table manners, now has it.

speaking of that pint of guinness, which i hope will come to you without any ass-kissing of any sort, at my newest job i was asked to make a guinness cake, whose recipe i have written down in order to share with you, my darling followers. i am sure that this is available on the internet, in many forms, so just suffice it to say that this is not of my own invention, many thanks to the person who transcribed this version.

it is supposed to be a bit sunken in the middle-not so much a gaping crater in the center, but it is alright for the center to have fallen a bit. and when applying the topping, keep in mind, that it is just that- a TOPping. not an icing or a covering, just a topping. it is meant to only go on top so that it looks like a freshly pulled, you guessed it!, pint of guinness.

recipe after the jump!