Chocolate Cake with Black Forest Ale Beer Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups Black Forest Ale beer by Unibroue (or other Dark Ale)
• 1 cup sifted cocoa
• 3 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup 14% sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cup soft, semi-salted butter
• 6 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons of Black Forest Ale beer by Unibroue
• 1 pinch of salt