(This is a continuation of my posting on beer as inspiration from January 2nd.)

As promised, I am supplying you with a recipe I developed for a beer inspired dessert. The cake is dense like pound cake, with a rich yeasty flavor from the beer, and has a good amount of spice. It is best served with a bit of orange marmalade (the bitterness in the marmalade creates a nice complement to the bitterness of the beer) and dollop of whipped crème fraiche or a scoop of vanilla ice cream to smooth out the different flavors, and of course, add some more fat. Afterall, it is a dessert… (Upon thinking about it, this would also make a fantastic breakfast!)

ABITA TURBODOG CAKE

1 cup butter – at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
12 oz. Abita Turbodog
2.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with paper cups, or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

In a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the buter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and molasses and continue to mix for a minute or so. Then add the beer and dry ingredients, alternating between the two, until well incorporated. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pan, about 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or so, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. If you have more batter than your pan will allow for, just bake second round.
Yield: about 15 muffins.

Note: I like to bake these in a muffin pan because they bake faster and I have little patience. But, if you want to bake this in a larger cake pan, simply increase the baking time.

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