“This cake is crazy-easy and stays fresh in the fridge for three days,” says Irish chef Anna Haugh. “Though it has a high sugar content, the bitter Guinness and sour buttermilk provide ...

Other fan favourites include the chocolate Guinness cake, the recipe for which Nicola says she knows off by heart. "It's become such a regular feature you’ll rarely find the bakers with a recipe".

You shouldn’t need it, but let me list off some of her recipes to p̶e̶r̶s̶u̶a̶d̶e̶ force you to follow; chocolate guinness cake, coca-cola ham, fish finger bhorta, sweet potato macaroni cheese, ...