Title: Spice Beer Cake
Categories: Cake Beverages
Yield: 12 Servings
| 3 | c | Flour |
| 2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1/2 | ts | Allspice |
| 1/2 | ts | Cloves |
| 2 | c | Brown sugar, packed |
| 2 | | Eggs, beaten |
| 1 | c | Shortening |
| 1 | c | Raisins or chopped dates |
| 1 | c | Chopped pecans/walnuts |
| 2 | c | Beer |
Sift together dry ingredients. Cream together shortening and sugar;add
eggs. Mix fruit and nuts with 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture. Add flour
mixture alternately with beer. Stir in fruit and nuts. Pour into a greased
and floured 10-in tube pan and bake at 350F for 1 hour, or until cake tests
done. Or pour into a greased and floured 9x13 in pan and bake at 350 for 45
minutes to 1 hour or until cake tests done.