Your Snowdrift Vanilla Porter sucks to drink but it makes a pretty decent chocolate cake.
XOXO
Christine
Seriously, the first sip of this beer was like drinking straight vanilla extract. The next few sips layered slightly more flavor but really tasted watered down, not the full bodied Porter taste I was expecting. I was only able to drink 1/2 the beer before throwing in the towel. Unfortunately I still have two more chilling in my fridge from the holiday sampler pack I bought, I still have high hopes for the Cranberry Ginger Shandy, and since it did taste like vanilla extract I decided to make a cake with it. So if you are also stuck with this undrinkable Porter try my Skinny Snowdrift Porter Chocolate Cake. (I'm technically "dieting" right now so I've made it healthier by using yogurt instead of oil.)
Ingredients:
2 C All Purpose Flour
1 1/3 C Sugar
2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/2 C Plain Whole Milk Yogurt
1 C Leinenkugel Snowdrift Vanilla Porter (try to open it ahead of time so it goes flat)
3 Eggs
4 oz Bakers Chocolate, melted
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a bunt pan. Mix together flour, sugar and baking soda in a large bowl. Add yogurt and half of the beer, mix well, then add in eggs. When eggs are mixed in add melted chocolate and remaining beer, stir until thouroghly combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 45 minutes. Since we've replaced yogurt for oil it will dry out if baked too long.
