INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup
(1 stick, 113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups
granulated sugar
1 tbsp
molasses
3
eggs
1/3 cup
buttermilk
1/2 cup
grapeseed oil
3/4 cup
cake flour
1 1/4 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
baking soda
3 1/4 tsp
kosher salt
3 cups
unsalted pretzels, ground down into a powder (this ended up being about 1 cup of pretzel powder)
Your favorite stout beer for soaking the cake.
2 cups
unsalted mini pretzels
1/4 cup
packed (60 grams) light brown sugar
2 tbsp
granulated sugar
3 tbsp
malted milk powder
1 tbsp
cocoa powder
1/2 tsp
kosher salt
7 tbsp
melted unsalted butter
1 cup
chopped bittersweet chocolate (170 grams)
1/4 cup
stout beer
1/4 cup
heavy cream
1 1/2 sticks
(12 tablespoons, 170 grams) unsalted butter, softened but still cool
3/4 cup
powdered sugar
10 oz
mini marshmallows, divided