Beer Spice Cake

A nice quick spice cake. I usually make it at Christmas. Just added walnuts to the ingredients list, sorry I forgot them the first time!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8-10
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup beer
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, allspice baking soda and salt.
4. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Add egg and beat well.
7. Add flour mixture alternately with beer and mix well to combine.
8. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
9. Pour into a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
10. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.