Here is another tasty beer based recipie to try. This one is lovely with some fresh whipped cream.
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup softened butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups sifted plane flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups chopped dates
2 cups german beer
spinkle of icing sugar
This is so easy, and you will really want to lick the spoon!
All you need to do is combine the sugar with the butter in a mixing bowl and cream until smooth, then add the eggs beating well. Sift in he cinnamon, alspice, cloves, plain flour, baking soda and salt then mix in the dates and walnuts. slowly fold in the beer and put into a
well greased cake tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for a little over an hour or until a cake needle comes out clean. Stand for about 10 minutes then cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with the sugar and serve with some rich whipped cream.
