Beer and Chocolate Cake - A match made in heaven

I recently started a new role in a larger company which is a huge challenge which I am loving.  It is also a great opportunity to try out a few new recipees and my willing guinea pigs have tried this simple Chocolate and Beer Cake.   A resounding thumbs up was given so I thought I would share it.

Chocolate and Beer Cake

125g salted butter

125 ml larger (i used a robust polish variety)

125g self-raising flour

40g cocoa powder

1/2 tsp of bicorbonate of soda

125g caster sugar

75ml of milk

1 egg,beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

50g dark chocolate broken into pieces (I used a little more to avoid waste)

20g dried cranberrys

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius and line a 1kg cake tin with greaseproof paper.  I used a square tin as it meant slices were thinner but they went further.
2. Sift the flour, cocoa and bicarb into a mixing bowl.  Pop a pan on the stove and add the butter, lager and chocolate - melt together on a low heat.   
   
   
   

   

   With kind thanks to beergonaut.com

   
   
3. Add the sugar, milk, egg, vanilla and melted mixture to the dry ingrediants in the bowl. Mix gently together.
4. Spoon into the baking tin and sprinkle with cranberries.
5. Pop into the preheated oven and bak for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

I served it like a cake but it can be served warm with icecream or hot chocolate sauce.

Yum

L xx

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