Chocolate Stout Cake with Pretzels and Peanuts

What to make for a man for his 60th birthday? A cake with beer, pretzels, and peanuts of course!

I used a recipe from, of all places, Snyders.  The only change I made in the recipe is that I baked it in a 13x9 inch pan instead of a spring-form pan that it calls for.  Not sure what requires something to be made in a spring-form pan, but it worked just fine in a regular cake pan.

For the frosting, I microwaved some store bought frosting and poured it over the cake to make a thin glaze.

I will say it was a successful birthday all around.

Happy Birthday Dad!