Name: Beer Cake II
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Butter - ⅔ cup; Eggs - 2; All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Buttermilk - ¾ cup; Cherries, pitted and halved - 8 ounces; White sugar - 2 cups; Unsweetened chocolate, melted - 2 (1 ounce) squares; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Beer - 1 cup; Cherry juice - ¼ cup; Chopped walnuts - 1 cup; Butter - ⅔ cup; Egg - 1; Unsweetened chocolate, melted - 4 (1 ounce) squares; Sifted confectioners' sugar - 4 cups; Milk - 3 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Beer Cake II

1. Butter ⅔ cup

2. Eggs 2

3. All-purpose flour 3 cups

4. Salt 1 teaspoon

5. Buttermilk ¾ cup

6. Cherries, pitted and halved 8 ounces

7. White sugar 2 cups

8. Unsweetened chocolate, melted 2 (1 ounce) squares

9. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

10. Beer 1 cup

11. Cherry juice ¼ cup

12. Chopped walnuts 1 cup

13. Butter ⅔ cup

14. Egg 1

15. Unsweetened chocolate, melted 4 (1 ounce) squares

16. Sifted confectioners' sugar 4 cups

17. Milk 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Beer Cake II

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream 2/3 cup butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs and 2 squares melted chocolate. Add flour mixture alternately with beer, buttermilk and cherry juice. Mix until smooth, then fold in cherries and chopped nuts. Pour batter into a 9x13 inch pan.

3 . Stage

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean.

4 . Stage

To make frosting: in a large bowl, combine 2/3 cup butter, 1 egg, 4 squares melted chocolate, confectioners sugar and milk. Beat until smooth. Spread on top of cooled cake.