Beer Spice Cake

A quick and easy spice cake made with beer! Our family enjoys this cake as a Christmas Eve goodie!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 276 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup beer
• ½ cup butter or margarine, softened

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Sift together flour, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with beer and mix well to combine. Fold in the chopped walnuts.

Step 4

Pour into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake 40 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.