my home brewed chocolate cherry beer cake
(4 ratings)
Yes, you DID read that right. Why a beer cake? Well, for one thing it makes you very popular with all the guys! Beer is actually a great asset to cakes. The results are a full flavored and very moist cake. Of course, the buttermilk will also lend to the moist factor. You may, of course, make this into a layer cake and amend baking time accordingly. I usually feel that this cake does not need a frosting, but if I am feeling decadent or for a special occasion I frost with "Bourbon Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting" (also posted). This is a light, fluffy, and not too sweet buttercream.
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(4 ratings)
yield
12 - 16
prep time
10 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For my home brewed chocolate cherry beer cake
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3/4 cbutter, softened
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2 cwhite sugar
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2eggs, room temperature
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1/2 ccocoa
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2 3/4 cap or cake flour ( i use cake flour)
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2 tspbaking soda
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1 cbeer, your choice. a good stout beer is wonderful.
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3/4 cbuttermilk
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1 tspalmond extract
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1 oz(10 ounce jar) maraschino cherries, chopped into halves then fourths, reserve the juice
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1/2 cjuice from maraschino cherries
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1 cwalnuts, chopped
How To Make my home brewed chocolate cherry beer cake
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
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2Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl. Place liquid ingredients in another bowl.
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3Now add your dry and liquid ingredients alternately to your mixer bowl on low speed until just blended. Stir in chopped cherries and walnuts by hand.
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4Bake at 350 in greased 13 X 9 inch pan for 45 - 55 minutes or until sides start to pull away from side of pan. Start checking middle with cake tester @ 45 minutes. This is a thick cake and you want to make sure your middle section is done.
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5After cake has cooled, sprinkle with confectioners sugar (using a stencil makes a pretty presentation). Alternately, you may wish to top with your favorite frosting or glaze.
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