Date Beer Cake

Ingredients

 * 1 	cup 	butter or margarine
 * 2 	cup 	brown sugar, packed
 * 2 		eggs
 * 2 1/2 	cup 	flour
 * 2 	tsp 	cinnamon
 * 2 	tsp 	allspice
 * 2 	tsp 	baking soda
 * 1/2 	tsp 	Cloves, ground
 * 2 	cup 	beer
 * 2 	cup 	dates, coarsely chopped
 * 1/2 	cup 	flour
 * 1 	cup 	pecans, quartered

Directions
Beat first 9 ingredients well with electric mixer.

Mix dates with 1/2 cup flour.

Stir dates and pecans into batter.

Cool.

Serve with whipped cream orfrost top with cream cheese frosting.