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Glazed Doughnut Beer Cake

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Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 2 tbs unsalted butter softened
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup pale ale
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour

Glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs buttermilk
  • 2 tbs pale ale
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer add the butter, vegetable oil and both kinds of sugar. Beat until well combined, light and fluffy, about 6 minutes.
  • One at a time add the eggs, beating until well combined between additions.
  • Add the baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and vanilla, beat until well combined, light and fluffy.
  • Turn the mixer on low, stir in the pale ale and buttermilk.
  • Sprinkle with flour, stir until just combined.
  • Grease a large loaf pan, pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until golden brown on top.
  • Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.
  • Stir together the powdered sugar, buttermilk, pale ale, and vanilla until smooth. Pour glaze over cake before serving.