beer cheddar cake with bacon cream cheese frosting

(1 rating)
Recipe by
C G
Anywhere, AL

Use the best aged cheddar that you can find,the more exspensive the better !! only the best ingredients for the best outcome

(1 rating)
yield 8 -12
prep time 15 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For beer cheddar cake with bacon cream cheese frosting

  • 1 stick
    butter unsalted, melted
  • 1 c
    beer (dark perferably)
  • 2
    eggs
  • 2 c
    brown sugar, dark
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 3/4 c
    sour cream
  • 1 c
    old cheddar (you want to use a strong cheddar the more exspensive the better!
  • BACON FOR FROSTING
  • 1 pkg
    maple bacon
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 3 1/2 pkg
    philidelphia cream cheese
  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    pure vanilla extract

How To Make beer cheddar cake with bacon cream cheese frosting

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 F, Grate cheddar.butter two 8 inch cake pans,line bottoms with parchment,butter paper and dust pans with flour tap out excess.
  • 2
    Melt Butter and beer in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • 3
    Once the butter is melted,remove from heat whisk in cheddar and sugar immediatly.
  • 4
    In a KithcenAid bowl fitted with a whisk attachment whisk sour cream,eggs,and vanilla on medium/speed just until combined.
  • 5
    Change whisk attachment for atachment,With the mixer running on medium/high speed add beer mixture, mix just until combined.
  • 6
    Sift Baking Soda and flour together,add to beer mixture mix until combined.
  • 7
    Pour into prepared pans (3/4 full), Bake for 20-25 min.until toothpick insertated in center comes out clean.Rotate pans halfway through to insure even baking
  • 8
    Place your uncooked bacon on a cooling rack placed on a sheet pan and bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes depending on how strong your oven is.bake until crispy but not burned!
  • 9
    To make the frosting, place 2 1/2 sticks of butter in your kitchen aid fitted with a paddle atachment, Cream buuter on medium high speed.
  • 10
    Add cream cheese
  • 11
    Add powdered Sugar,
  • 12
    Add vanilla extract
  • 13
    Cut both cakes in half, spread cream cheese on each layer neatly,stack the cake,ice the top of the cake and but bacon bits on the sides of the cake, only where the cream cheese is

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