BEER CAKE

This is a cheat`s version of a German streusel cake , using beer in place of yeast to create a similar flavour .

Preheat your oven to 190 deg C.

Grease and line a shallow slab cake pan.( 30 X 22cm )

Place 2 cups of S.R flour into a medium bowl and stir in 1/2 cup of castor sugar .

 Using the bowl of your electric mixer , place 2 eggs , 1/2 cup castor sugar and beat until thick ,gradually add 60 gm of melted butter .

Now mix in 250 ml of flat beer .

 

Add the flour mixture to the to the beer mixture and beat together until you have a stiff smooth batter .

Stir in 1/2 cup of sultanas .

Pour into a prepared pan .

In a separate bowl combine 110 gm of plain flour with 1 tsp of ground nutmeg , 165 gm of castor sugar and 85 gm mof melted butter / marg .

Sprinkle the topping over the batter and bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes away clean from the middle of the cake .