Chocolate Beer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
The interesting flavor of this moist cake combines the flavor of chocolate along with the flavor of maraschino cherries, so yummy! Don’t even get me started on the cream cheese deliciousness that covers the top of the cake, your taste buds will be working overtime!
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 555kcal
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Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 4 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup beer room temperature
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 10 ounces maraschino cherries
- 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
- 1/2 cup nuts chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 stick butter 1/2 cup softened
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and melted chocolate. Mix well. Sift together flour and soda. Add to creamed mixture alternately with beer and buttermilk. Add cherries, cherry juice and nuts. Mix well.
- Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake before frosting.
- Cream all ingredients of the frosting together. Spread on cake.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 555kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 61g | Vitamin A: 664IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg
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