Black Tan Recipes

BLACK AND TAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Fill a pint glass halfway with the pale ale.
• Float the Guinness on top by slowly pouring it over the back of a spoon to fill the glass. Serve and enjoy.

BLACK AND TANS

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and position a rack in the middle. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Pour the batter into the baking pan and smooth the top. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack.
• To assemble the black & tans: Invert the cooled cake onto a work surface and cut it into 6 equal rectangles. Cut each rectangle into squares about the size of ice cubes. Set out six Pilsner or similar glasses. Put 2 rounded scoops of ice cream into each glass. Divide the cake cubes evenly among the glasses, then add 1/2 scoop of ice cream to each glass, mounding it slightly in the center. Top with softly whipped cream to look like the frothy head on a pint of stout, allowing a drip to edge over the side. Serve immediately.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt onto a piece of waxed paper or into a medium bowl.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the oil, beating well. Beat in the egg, then the vanilla. On low speed, add the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl and mixing just until the batter is smooth.

CLASSIC BLACK AND TAN

Steps:

• Pour the pale ale into a pint glass. Lay a spoon upside-down over the mouth of the glass and slowly pour the Guinness over the back of the spoon. (Pouring this way slows the flow of the Guinness so that it floats atop the pale ale.) Do not stir.

BLACK AND TAN

Steps:

• Fill a pint glass half full with the lager beer. Using a spoon and a slow, controlled pour, layer Stout on top of lager beer. Serve cold.

BLACK & TAN

Steps:

• Pour Harp or Bass into a pint glass and top up with Guinness.