Bolo De Cereveja - Beer Cake - Portugal

This recipe is submitted for play in ZWT8 – Spain/Portugal. It is a recipe by Ana Patuleia Ortins. Ana states that light or regular beer works equally well, so please use your favorite. It sounds interesting, I have posted it for all the beer lovers out there.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 4  eggs, separated
• 1  cup beer
• 3  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, using the high speed of an elenctric mixer or mixing by hand, beat the sugar with the butter, until smooth, about 1 minute.
3. Beat in the egg yolks, at medium speed, until the ingredients are fluffy and pale yellow, about 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Pour in the beer, mixing to blend, then add the flour and the baking powder, mix thoroughly 1 minute.
5. In a separate bowl, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites until stiff, then gently fold the beaten whites into the batter.
6. Pour into a lightly greased and floured 10-inch tube pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 minutes, until a wooden skewer comes out clean and the cake springs back when lightly pressed with your finger.
7. Cool 5 minutes before removing from the pan.