Make this fabulous homemade frosting the next time you are looking for a unique frosting recipe for your cake, brownies, or bars. This chocolate beer frosting recipe is simple to make, and is ready in just a few minutes. This chocolate frosting can be piped, textured, petaled, used a smooth frosting and more!

Chocolate Beer Frosting Recipe

This unique, easy to make chocolate and beer frosting recipe pairs perfectly with this Beer and Sauerkraut Cupcakes Recipe! (Also unique, but wow is it good!)

I think this chocolate beer frosting is comparable to a buttercream frosting for spreading. It is made with butter, but the beer is used for the liquid, and not cream.

You “should” have enough frosting for 24 cupcakes, a 13″x9″ pan cake or brownies, or an 8″ double round cake. The yield is approximately 3 cups. As with all frosting recipes, if you like a thicker layer of frosting on your treat, make more frosting! You do not necessarily need to make a double batch, a batch and a half is usually enough for most frosting lovers. Even me. I eat cake for the frosting! I am not kidding. I cannot tell you how often I will eat all the frosting off of a piece of cake and leave 80% of the cake behind! For me, cake is simply the holder of my frosting.

Chocolate Beer Frosting Ingredients:

• ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened
• 3½ cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 1/3 cup Beer (stout is best)

Chocolate Beer Frosting Mise en Place:

• Stand Mixer + paddle attachment (you can use a whip if you like)
• Measuring Cup
• Measuring Spoons
• Spatula

Chocolate Beer Frosting Directions:

• Using the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, cream butter and half (1¾ cups) of the powdered sugar.

• Add 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder, 1/8 tsp salt and about 1/3 (about 2 tablespoons) of the beer. Beat until smooth.

• Alternated adding the remaining powdered sugar (1¾ cups) and beer (about 3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon) and beat until fluffy.

• Frost cooled cupcakes, cakes, brownies, etc.
• This frosting can be flat (smooth) frosted, put in a piping bag and piped, or textured.

Yield: 3 cups

Chocolate Beer Frosting Recipe

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Make this fabulous homemade frosting the next time you are looking for a unique frosting recipe for your cake, brownies, or bars. This chocolate beer frosting recipe is simple to make, and is ready in just a few minutes. This chocolate frosting can be piped, textured, petaled, used a smooth frosting and more!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened
• 3½ cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 1/3 cup Beer (stout is best)

Instructions

• Using the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, cream butter and half (1¾ cups) of the powdered sugar.

• Add 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder, 1/8 tsp salt and about 1/3 (about 2 tablespoons) of the beer. Beat until smooth.

• Alternated adding the remaining powdered sugar (1¾ cups) and beer (about 3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon) and beat until fluffy.

• Frost cooled cupcakes, cakes, brownies, etc.

• This frosting can be flat (smooth) frosted, put in a piping bag and piped, or textured.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0

Need another frosting recipe? You may enjoy these easy to make, from-scratch frosting recipes:

• Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe – Classic, versatile, delicious vanilla buttercream frosting! The ideal frosting for cakes, cookies, cupcakes can be colored, sprinkled, piped and decorated to complete your sweet, perfectly.

• Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe – Delicious, smooth and creamy cream cheese frosting! Colored or natural, cream cheese frosting ads a delicious tang to your favorite cakes, cupcakes and breakfast baked goods.

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The scent of crisp apples and cinnamon will fill your home while this tasty treat bakes in your oven. Your taste buds will be watering, and oh that first bite! This is simply an outstanding fall dessert recipe. This apple cinnamon croissant cake recipe is so easy to make. Believe me, your entire family will enjoy this fabulous pastry.

Apple Cinnamon Croissant Cake Recipe

Apple Cinnamon is the first sign of the cooler nights, brighter colors of Autumn! If you love apple and cinnamon together, this delicious, easy to make “croissant cake” pairs the two perfectly.

Notes:

• If you have a Mandolines use it. The apple slices are set to two (2). It makes all the apple slices the same size. You could also use the slicer on your food processor if you have one (I have not done it, so I cannot tell you the analogous size of the slice). And, if nothing else, the good old fashioned knife and cutting board will work. Just try and make the slices as uniform as possible.

• You do not want any seeds in this, so remove any seeds from the apple slices.

• These apples are not peeled. Peel if you prefer.

• I called this a cake, but “pastry” may have been a better name. Oh well.

• I listed the servings as eight (8). You will have more or less servings depending on how thick you slice the apple cinnamon croissant cake.

Apple Cinnamon Croissant Cake Ingredients:

• 8 ct Refrigerated Croissant Dough (1 canister)
• 5 small Apples
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Butter
• 1 tsp Cornstarch
• ¼ cup packed Brown Sugar
• 3 TBSP Water, divided
• 2 tsp ground Cinnamon
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Sugar in the Raw (or turbinado sugar)
• ¼ cup Powdered Sugar
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 tsp milk

Apple Cinnamon Croissant Cake Mise en Place:

• Mandolines (or knife and cutting board, but you want the apples uniform in thickness)
• Measuring Spoons
• Measuring Cup
• Bowl
• Medium Pot with lid
• Baking Sheet Pan
• Small Bowl
• Spoons

Apple Cinnamon Croissant Cake Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Using a mandoline slicer set to 2, slice 4-5 small apples.
• Use slices that have no seeds (deseed when necessary).
• Place deseeded apple slices into a bowl, squeeze lemon juice on top of the apple slices, and toss to coat. Set aside.

• In a medium pot (that has a lid) over medium heat, melt butter and add cornstarch.
• Stir until combined.
• Add brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of water, and ground cinnamon.
• Lower heat.
• Add apple slices to the cinnamon mixture, and stir until coated.
• Put the lid on.
• Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Turn off heat and keep the lid on.

• Open croissants and place on a baking sheet (as shown in the photo).
• Gently pour the apple mixture in the center.

• Fold over croissant edges and pinch closed. There will be some open spots.
• Make an egg wash by mixing egg with 1 teaspoon of water.

• Lightly brush a thin coating of the egg wash on top of croissant. Discard any remaining egg wash.
• Sprinkle with sugar in the raw.

• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.

• Remove and let stand.

• To make the drizzle:
• In a small bowl, add powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
• Slowly pour in milk a little at a time until smooth and thick.
• Drizzle over the top of the baked Apple Cinnamon Croissant Cake.
• Serve.

Yield: 8 servings

Apple Cinnamon Croissant Cake Recipe

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The scent of crisp apples and cinnamon will fill your home while this tasty treat bakes in your oven. Your taste buds will be watering, and oh that first bite! This is simply an outstanding fall dessert recipe. This apple cinnamon croissant cake recipe is so easy to make. Believe me, your entire family will enjoy this fabulous pastry.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 8 ct Refrigerated Croissant Dough
• 5 small Apples
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Butter
• 1 tsp Cornstarch
• ¼ cup packed Brown Sugar
• 3 TBSP Water, divided
• 2 tsp ground Cinnamon
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Sugar in the Raw
• ¼ cup Powdered Sugar
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 tsp milk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375°.

• Using a mandoline slicer set to 2, slice 4-5 small apples.

• Use slices that have no seeds (deseed when necessary).

• Place deseeded apple slices into a bowl, squeeze lemon juice on top of the apple slices, and toss to coat. Set aside.

• In a medium pot (that has a lid) over medium heat, melt butter and add cornstarch.

• Stir until combined.

• Add brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of water, and ground cinnamon.

• Lower heat.

• Add apple slices to the cinnamon mixture, and stir until coated.

• Put the lid on.

• Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

• Turn off heat and keep the lid on.

• Open croissants and place on a baking sheet.

• Gently pour the apple mixture in the center.

• Fold over croissant edges and pinch closed. There will be some open spots.

• Make the egg wash by mixing egg with 1 teaspoon of water.

• Lightly brush a thin coating of the egg wash on top of croissant. Discard any remaining egg wash.

• Sprinkle with sugar in the raw.

• Bake for 10-12 minutes in a preheated 375° oven, or until golden brown.

• Remove and let stand.

• To make the drizzle:

• In a small bowl, add powdered sugar and vanilla extract.

• Slowly pour in milk a little at a time until smooth and thick.

• Drizzle over the top of the baked Apple Cinnamon Croissant Cake.

• Serve.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0

If you enjoy apple recipes, you may want to try these:

• Apple Brown Betty Recipe – the ultimate apple-comfort food dessert! Yum!

• Baby Apple Walnut Pies Recipe – These simple, six-ingredient, baby apple walnut pies are fabulous! Easy to make, these Baby Apple Walnut Pies will impress your friends and family. A wonderful fall or winter dessert, these baby pies are a wonderful sweet treat.

• Apple Pie Pizza Recipe – If you love the great taste of apple pie, you will love this easy to make apple pie pizza recipe. This simple to make dessert pie has an amazing and enticing aroma and truly tastes delicious.

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Who remembers this wonderful 7UP® Bundt Cake recipe from scratch? This old-fashioned 7UP® Bundt cake is one of the recipes my grandmother made over 50 years ago. This is a delicious classic, moist, easy scratch-cooking (baking) pound cake with a sweet yet tangy lemon-lime flavor. If you like old-fashioned baking recipes, you are going to want to try this fabulous 7UP® Bundt Cake recipe!

7UP® Bundt Cake Recipe

Back in the day, every brand had a recipe. The idea was to get you to purchase more of their products by providing tried-and-true, taste kitchen-tested recipes to the public. If you would like more recipes with 7UP® there website has them here. This 7UP® Bundt cake was one of those recipes.

Notes:

• While this is a 7UP® bundt cake recipe, the truth is any clear lemon-lime soda pop can be used.

• This is basically a pound cake, not a layer cake. It is denser than a traditional layer cake.

• If the amount of lemon extract is too much for you, you can cut the lemon extract down and substitute vanilla extra in its place. Do not go below ½ lemon extract ½ vanilla extract in proportions or your Bundt cake will not be very lemony.

• Many people use a light lemon-lime glaze on top (simply confectionary sugar + lemon-lime pop (or lemon juice) instead of water or milk, and a dash of lemon extract) instead of a dusting of powder sugar. It is simply a personal preference. You can also add some lemon and/or lime peel shavings on top for garnish.

• You could also add some lemon and/or lime peel shavings to the batter if you like (do this by hand).

• And speaking of by hand… many people swear by combining the flour but adding the 7UP® by hand and folding it in (instead of alternating as my directions below)

• Make sure you heavily grease (with Crisco) and flour your bundt pan or it will stick to the pan when you remove it.

7UP® Bundt Cake Ingredients:

• 3 cups White Sugar
• 24 TBSP unsalted Butter (3 sticks)
• 5 Eggs, room temperature
• 3 TBSP Lemon Extract
• 3 cups Flour
• 1 cup of 7UP® (or other clear lemon-lime soda pop)

7UP® Bundt Cake Mise en Place:

• Stand Mixer
• Bundt Pan
• Crisco
• Measuring Cup
• Measuring Spoons
• Spatula

7UP® Bundt Cake Directions:

• Preheated oven to 350°F.
• Heavily grease and flour a Bundt pan; set aside.
• Using a stand mixer, cream together sugar and butter, beat until smooth.

• Add eggs one at a time, beating until combined after each addition.

• Add lemon extract. Combine.

• Alternate adding flour one cup at a time and 1/3 of a cup of lemon-lime soda pop.
• Beat until just combined, do not overbeat the mixture will become too dense.

• Place mixture in prepared pan and bake at 350°F for 1 hour (until baking pick comes out clean).

• Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. (Use a bendable silicon spatula to help loosen it.)

• After completely cooled, add a powdered sugar garnish, or a lemon glaze on top.

7UP® Bundt Cake Recipe
By Ann
Who remembers this wonderful 7UP® Bundt Cake recipe from scratch? This old-fashioned 7UP® Bundt cake is one of the recipes my grandmother made over 50 years ago. This is a delicious classic, moist, easy scratch-cooking (baking) pound cake with a sweet yet tangy lemon-lime flavor. If you like old-fashioned baking recipes, you are going to want to try this fabulous 7UP® Bundt Cake recipe!

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups White Sugar
• 24 TBSP unsalted Butter (3 sticks)
• 5 Eggs, room temperature
• 3 TBSP Lemon Extract
• 3 cups Flour
• 1 cup of 7UP®

Directions:

• Preheated oven to 350°F.
• Heavily grease and flour a Bundt pan; set aside.
• Using a stand mixer, cream together sugar and butter, beat until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating until combined after each addition.
• Add lemon extract. Combine.
• Alternate adding flour one cup at a time and 1/3 of a cup of lemon-lime soda pop.
• Beat until just combined, do not overbeat the mixture will become too dense.
• Place mixture in prepared pan and bake at 350°F for 1 hour (until baking pick comes out clean).
• Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. (Use a bendable silicon spatula to help loosen it.)
• After completely cooled, add a powdered sugar garnish, or a lemon glaze on top.

• Makes 20 servings 7UP® Bundt Cake

• To print the 7UP® Bundt Cake recipe, click here.

If you would like to enjoy some other old-time cake recipes that my Grandmother used to make, try one of these:

• Original Bacardi Rum Cake Recipe – The Original Bacardi Rum Cake Recipe from the 1980s. This is one moist and delicious rum cake recipe!

• Mexican Fruit Cake Recipe – This is my grandmother’s Mexican Fruit Cake recipe. It is a moist, delicious, and easy to make cake that I hope your family will enjoy as much as mine does. The next time you need a fabulous cake recipe for family or guests, give this wonderful Mexican Fruit Cake a try.

• Chocolate Slush Cake Recipe – Rich, cool, creamy, and decadent, this chocolate slush cake is a great dessert to serve family and friends any time of the year. This is a delicious layered pudding cake that simply melts in your mouth.

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