my home brewed chocolate cherry beer cake

Name: My Home Brewed Chocolate Cherry Beer Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup(s) butter, softened; 2 cup(s) white sugar; 2 - eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup(s) cocoa; 2 3/4 cup(s) ap or cake flour ( i use cake flour); 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) beer, your choice. a good stout beer is wonderful.; 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 1 ounce(s) (10 ounce jar) maraschino cherries, chopped into halves then fourths, reserve the juice; 1/2 cup(s) juice from maraschino cherries; 1 cup(s) walnuts, chopped

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Cindy Smith Bryson

The beautiful Gulf Coast of, FL

Updated on Oct 3, 2013

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.

Rate

prep time 10 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 12 - 16

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 - eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup cocoa
2 3/4 cups ap or cake flour ( i use cake flour)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup beer, your choice. a good stout beer is wonderful.
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 ounce (10 ounce jar) maraschino cherries, chopped into halves then fourths, reserve the juice
1/2 cup juice from maraschino cherries
1 cup walnuts, chopped

How To Make my home brewed chocolate cherry beer cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Step 2

Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl. Place liquid ingredients in another bowl.
Step 3

Now 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.
Step 4

Bake 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.
Step 5

After 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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