German Beer Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Mix first 4 items in a bowl, set aside. Then Combine dates and nuts,stir in small amount of flour mixture to coat,set aside. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour mixture alternately with beer, blending well. Stir in dates and nuts. Pour into a well-greased and floured 12 cup fluted tube pan. Bake in a pre-heated 350 oven. 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool in the pan 10 minutes. then turn out on a rack to cool completely. Wrap in foil, and let stand 24 hours before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 2. Optional: Rum butter spread. Whip 1/2 cup softened butter with 2 Tablespoons rum till light and fluffy. Rum extract can be used.
• 3. THANK YOU, Baben P. for sharing your treasured recipe. Nancy P.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Combine cake mix and pudding mix in a large bowl. Add beer and vegetable oil and mix lightly. Add 4 eggs. Beat at high speed until mixture is thick, creamy and smooth. Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Frost as desired.

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter three 8-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Line with parchment paper. Butter paper. Bring 2 cups stout and 2 cups butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in large bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend. Add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer cakes to rack; cool 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto rack and cool completely.
• For icing:
• Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chopped chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Refrigerate until icing is spreadable, stirring frequently, about 2 hours.
• Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with second cake layer. Spread 2/3 cup icing over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining icing over top and sides of cake.

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix molassses, and butter add eggs and beat until well blended add beer alternating with flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, raisins, pecans, and finally soda bake in greased 9 X 13 pan or tube pan 45 to 50 minutes remove from oven you can sprinkle the top with sesame seeds if you like