Cherry Dessert Recipe ✶ Beer Cake II

A wonderfully delicious chocolate cake with subtle beer overtone.

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 8 ounces cherries, pitted and halved
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup beer
• ¼ cup cherry juice
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ⅓ cup butter
• 1 egg
• 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream 2/3 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. Pour batter into a 9x13 inch pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean.
4. To make frosting: in a large bowl, combine 2/3 cup butter, 1 egg, 4 squares melted chocolate, confectioners sugar and milk. Beat until smooth. Spread on top of cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts

• calories385.8
• carbohydrateContent55 g
• cholesterolContent50.8 mg
• fatContent18.1 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent4.6 g
• saturatedFatContent9.3 g
• sodiumContent295 mg
• sugarContent39.6 g