Guinness Cake

Name: Guinness Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; margarine; 1 cup brown sugar; 1-1/4 cup Guinness; 1-1/2 cup raisins; 1-1/2 cup currants; 1-1/2 cup golden raisins; 3/4 cup mixed candied citrus peel; 5 cups flour; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. mixed spice; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 3 eggs

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1-1/4 cup Guinness
1-1/2 cup raisins
1-1/2 cup currants
1-1/2 cup golden raisins
3/4 cup mixed candied citrus peel
5 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 eggs

Directions

1

Butter and line a 9 inch cake pan with wax paper.
2

Place the butter sugar and the Guinness in a pan and bring slowly to the boil stirring all the time until the sugar and butter have melted.
3

Mix in the dried fruit and peel and bring mixture back to the boil.
4

Simmer for 5 minutes.
5

Remove from heat and leave until cold.
6

Sift flour spices and baking soda into a large mixing bowl, stir in cooled fruit mixture and beaten eggs turn into cake pan and bake in center of preheated 325F oven for 2 hours.
7

Test with a skewer.
8

When done cool in pan before turning out.
9

Lightly dust with confectioner\'s sugar.