Recently, it was Ian’s (Mr. Beerfordessert) birthday and he requested a rum-raisin cake made with one of his favorite beers, Hair of the Dog’s Adam. It was such a great idea, because Adam has some serious rum-related flavors. Adam makes this cake unique in a way that rum cannot – you get a hit of bitterness from the hops that is balanced delightfully by the sweetness of the raisins and the rich nuttiness of the brown butter in the cake batter. I topped this cake off with an Adam-infused Italian buttercream. The whole recipe ends up using about 9 oz of the beer, meaning you’ve only got 3 oz left to drink if you just buy one bottle. So buy two.
