Cake,  Drinks,  Food

Beer & Cake, yes please!

December 29, 2010 /

I know what you are thinking…”Raven, beer & cake? Those just really don’t go together!” ….. ^that is a cake plate btdubs. Just in case you were’a’wonderings.

Oh, but they do! I promise you they do! Especially when the cake has nuts on it. I mean isn’t that the age old thing to do when you drink beer? Eat some nuts?

Anyways…my guy is what you would call a beer man. He loooooves beer. Last year for Christmas I got him the “Beer of the Month” club, which is where Amazing Clubs sends you different beers each month (depending on how many months you purchase). They have all sorts of gifts too! You should check it out for anyone you know, they have something for everyone. I mean, if you really can’t think of something to get someone who is close to you. Try this out, you won’t regret it! This year my mom and I got my dad the “BBQ sauce of the Month” club. He was super excited!

Back to beer, so this year I couldn’t get him the same thing as last year, so I decided to hand pick some micro-brew beers that I thought he might like. Check’em out…

I have to say that I did a really nice job picking these out. They each had a really unique flavor but none that were so overpowering that you couldn’t still enjoy that you were having a beer. You know what I mean? Those beers that kind of make you pucker and then reach for a glass of water. Ick!

My personal favorite out of the bunch was the Alaskan Amber. Which I just found out that you can purchase online haha. It had a really nice color and it was very close to the unfiltered wheat type beers that I like. I normally stay away from the darker in color beers, unless it is Yuengling ;-), but this one was really yummy.

“So what does this have to do with cake Raven?”

It has everything to do with Cake!!

THIS is Christmas cake…

Christmas Cake is another one of those traditions that I was telling you about in my last post. This cake is something that we have only once a year and it is at Christmas time. So that is where the name “Christmas Cake” comes from.

As you can see, it is a 6 layer cake that has almonds, whipped cream, and chocolate mousse. Now, since the recipe for the cake, mousse, and whipped cream is most sacred I cannot divulge it (Sorry Dionne! I know she is going to ask me for the recipe anyways 😉 haha), but that is something you can find recipes for very easily with a google search.

Ingredients for Christmas Cake:

  • 3 square 9″ Chocolate cakes, cut in half
  • whipped cream
  • roasted almonds, sliced
  • chocolate mousse

Now, I am just going to describe the assembly of the cake because I am sure most of you very able cooks know how to bake a cake, make chocolate mousse, AND whip up some whipping cream.

Level out your cakes and cut them in half. This will create your layers for this monstrosity. In a bowl to the side, mix together roasted almonds in chocolate mousse. After you have done this place the bottom layer on your cake pan and smooth over mousse with nuts. Make the mousse layer about a 1/4″ thick.

Place the next layer of cake on top of that and smooth over a healthy portion of whipped cream. Place in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes so the cake can slightly set.

Repeat this process until you have no more layers of cake left. **One piece of advice. Use straws. Yes, I said it. Use straws. This is a HUGE cake and it is going to need some internal support. So, once you get the second round of 2 layers on top of the first, place 3-4 straws in the cake. This will help I promise!**

Once you have it stable, put the rest of your whipped cream on the outside of the cake, it doesn’t need to look pretty so just slap it on there. Sprinkle with your almonds, and TADA! You are done! (make sure you keep it refrigerated when you aren’t eating it)

This is one of the best cakes to have around and you want to know the best part? It freezes awesome! If you can’t eat it all, then just put it in the freezer for a rainy day :-).  Personally, I could sit back with a nice cold brew and have a piece of this and be in heaven haha.

Happy Wednesday (Thursday for me!) everyone!

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