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Ale 8 Cake

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Prep
15 minutes
Cook
35 minutes
Total
1 hr 5 min
Yield
1.00 sheet cake

Categories

  • Dessert

Cuisine

  • American

Cooking Method

  • Bake

Difficulty

  • Medium

Dietary

  • non-vegetarian? (note: contains dairy and eggs)

Allergens

  • Possible Milk — check ingredient labels
  • Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 16. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 387.5 per serving 6200 for selected servings
Fat 20g per serving 320g for selected servings
Sugar 65.6g per serving 1050g for selected servings
Protein 6.9g per serving 110g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 48.8g per serving 780g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for Ale 8 Cake brings together 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 5 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 1 servings.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup Ale 8 soft drink (reserve remaining 4 oz from 12 oz can)
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 4 ounces Ale 8 soft drink, reserved above
  • 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Mix flour and sugar in a large bowl-set aside.

  3. Mix butter, cocoa, and Ale 8.

  4. Bring to a boil, but do not boil.

  5. Pour hot mixture over flour and sugar.

  6. Mix well.

  7. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda, and vanilla.

  8. Beat until smooth then add marshmallows.

  9. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

  10. Topping.

  11. Mix together 4 oz of Ale 8, butter, cocoa.

  12. Bring to a boil.

  13. Pour over confectioner's sugar.

  14. Beat until smooth.

  15. Pour over cake while hot.

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