What Is Amber ale and How Can I Use It?

If amber ale has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 5 recipes to try it in.

In Chinese:: 琥珀啤酒
British (UK) term:: Amber ale
en français:: ale ambrée
en español:: ale ámbar

Recipes using amber ale

There are 5 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Kathy's Strong Ale Spice Cake

Spice cake made with amber ale, mixed dried fruit, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. The fruit simmers in beer before baking for a dense, malty, pub-inspired dessert.

Belgium Ale Devil's Food Cake

Devil's food refers to a dark, dense, chocolate concoction that is usually baked. It is so named because since it is so rich and delicious it must be "sinful." Devil's food usually has a greater proportion of chocolate than regular chocolate cake. This recipe comes from Lynne , a chef who owns the Victoria House Bed & Breakfast in Spring Lake, NJ. For a gourmet B&B check them out at .net.