Beer Cake - Bourbon Soaked Raisins - Streusel Topping


	Beer Cake With Bourbon Soaked Raisins This beer cake came about, not because I was pregnant and craving something weird. Nope. It was late. After dinner. And my nocturnal sweet tooth came to life. So, I began scrounging my cookbooks And while I was browsing through a cookbook I saw a cake called a "beer cake". I thought Ok, interesting. Hmmm. I do have a ton of beer sitting in my bottom vegetable bin drawer - that I really didn't want taking up that space!!! (GRRRRRR - silly husband!) I do have another beer cake on my site - it's a little decieving in name. But it uses a dark beer. You can see it here: Spice Cake Recipe This tastes like homemade raisin bread with that yeast raised flavor. The surprise is it's cake-like in texture. Very interesting combo. And definitely soak the raisins in bourbon! Only bummer, it takes over an hour to bake! Seriously. But to outweigh the cooking time - this is one of those can't pass up easy cake recipes. If you want to tone it down to an American rendition check out the substitution section below for ideas. But really the only Italian dessert recipe thing I did was: soak the raisins in bourbon vanilla add a minor hint of anise powder to the topping ALL of which can be omitted. But why be boring? Beer Cake YIELD:1 - 10 inch cake Ingredients: * 1 cup of flour * 3 cups sugar * 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon * 1/8 teaspoon powdered anise (TOTALLY optional!) * 1 1/8 cup unsalted butter * 3 eggs * 1 Cup of raisins * Enough bourbon to cover the raisins (so they can soak and absorb!) * 2 cups of beer (pale) * 4 cups of flour * 1 1/2 rounded tablespoon of baking powder * 1/2 teaspoon salt Procedure * Pre-heat oven to 350 F. * Set aside raisins in deep cup and cover with enough boubon so raisins sit in liquid. * Prepare topping: * Mix 1 cup of the flour with cinnamon, anise and 1 cup of sugar. * Cut in 1/2 cup of the butter - then set aside. (Topping done!) * In large bowl beat remaining sugar and remaining butter until creamy. * Add eggs, beat after each addition. * Sift the dry ingredients and add to egg/butter mixture. * Fold in beer and raisins. * Spoon mixture into the greased 10 inch cake pan. * Add the topping * Bake for 1 hour (really!) or until toothpick comes out clean. TIP: I used a 9 inch pan and I baked this for 1 hr and 20 mins. I don't advise going with a smaller pan. My topping imploded because the center wasn't done, and the the outer edge was dry. I'd stick with a 9 inch pan! Adapted from Great Tastes Baking by Bay Books What kinda beer works best? The kind no one will miss if you bake with it. Where's the nuts? Where ever you want 'em. Add them to the topping or the batter. I've never done it. Don't see why ya can't though. Can I use rum instead of bourbon? Yup. I just like the bite of bourbon over the sweet of rum. We cook with both of them quite often in our Italian dessert recipes. Are there other beer recipes? We don't drink or use much beer in our culture. We use tons of liquor and wine. Other than this beer cake recipe, I have a spice cake recipe that uses dark beer and molasses. Back to the top of the beer cake. Other Italian Cake Recipes Almond Cake Recipe Amaretto Cake Recipe Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake *Apple Pound* Cake Applesauce Cake Recipe Beer Cake Blueberry Cake Recipe Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe Cappuccino Cake Caramel Cake Chocolate Amaretto Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Chocolate Torte Recipe Chocolate Walnut Cake Coconut Layer Cake Coconut Cake Recipe Date Bread Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe Eggnog Cake Recipe Flourless Chocolate Torte Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Harvey Wallbanger Cake Italian Cream Cake Recipe Italian Rum Cake Recipe Jelly Roll Recipe Key Lime Cake Lady Fingers Recipe Lemonade Cake Lemon Layer Cake Lemon Pound Cake Mint Brownie Recipe Peach Cake Recipe Poppyseed Cake Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Pear Cake Recipe Pineapple Carrot Cake Pistachio Cake Recipe Plum Cake Recipe Pumpkin Cake Pumpkin Bread Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe For Pumpkin Cheesecake Ricotta Cake Spice Cake Recipe Sour Cream Cake Recipe The BEST Tiramisu Recipe Walnut Cake Recipe Whipped Cream Recipe Yogurt Cake Frostings - Glazes - Icings Click here to see my cake frosting recipes. Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are: FAST Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture) And freeze-aheads A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist) Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5) Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum) Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About**
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