Don’t let the beer deter you, this is a fabulous cake recipe that will be a success!
How To Make Beer Cake
This delicious chocolate-flavored cake got a kick of beer for an intense and flavorful experience.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 8 oz cherries, pitted and halved
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup beer
- ¼ cup cherry juice
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- ⅔ cup butter
- 1 egg
- 4 oz unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 3 tbsp milk
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
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Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
- Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
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Set aside. In a large bowl, cream ⅔ cup butter and white sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add 2 eggs and 2 squares melted chocolate.
- Add flour mixture alternately with beer, buttermilk and cherry juice.
- Mix until smooth, then fold in cherries and chopped nuts.
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Pour batter into a 9x13 inch pan.
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Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean.
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To make frosting, in a large bowl, combine 2/3 C. butter, 1 egg, 4 squares melted chocolate, confectioners sugar and milk.
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Beat until smooth.
- Spread on top of cooled cake.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 38g
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- Calcium: 33mg
- Calories: 382kcal
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Cholesterol: 21mg
- Fat: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 150mg
- Protein: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Sodium: 340mg
- Vitamin A: 502IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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