It's time for our annual Cooking with Beer recipe as we approach St. Patrick's Day. Today's recipe is a deliciously moist cake that isn't too sweet, that introduces complex flavors, and is perfect for your St. Patty's party, and the glaze has a perfect hint of the ale too. All the alcohol is cooked out, so this is safe for anyone to eat. Try it with your favorite apple or pumpkin ale and raise a toast to...cake!
Apple Ale Cake with Glaze
1 box spice cake mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup applesauce
1 cup apple ale (for cake)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup apple ale (for glaze)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
In a small sauté pan, toast the nuts and set aside. Preheat oven according to cake mix directions and prepare a bundt pan with nonstick spray. Sprinkle toasted nuts evenly in the bottom of the cake pan. In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, applesauce, and one cup of apple ale. Mix on medium speed for two minutes, then pour into the pan and bake according to directions. Remove cake and allow to cool for ten minutes before transferring to a cooling rack or serving dish. For the glaze, stir the powdered sugar, vanilla and 1/3 cup of apple ale over medium heat. Bring to a boil and allow to cook for one minute. Remove from heat. With a skewer or forks, poke several holes all over the cake and then drizzle the cooled glaze all over the cake.
