Date Beer Cake

Ingredients

 * 1 cup butter or margarine
 * 2 cups brown sugar, packed
 * 2 eggs
 * 2½ cups flour
 * 2 tsp cinnamon
 * 2 tsp allspice
 * 2 tsp baking soda
 * ½ tsp cloves, ground
 * 2 cups beer
 * 2 cups dates, coarsely chopped
 * ½ cup flour
 * 1 cup pecans, quartered

Directions

 * 1) Beat first 9 ingredients well with electric mixer.
 * 2) Mix dates with ½ cup flour.
 * 3) Stir dates and pecans into batter.
 * 4) Cool.
 * 5) Serve with whipped cream or frost top with cream cheese frosting.