Guinness Fruit Cake

Name: Guinness Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups mixed dried fruit; 1/2 cup mixed glace cherries, quartered; 3/4 cup glace orange slices, finely chopped, plus additional slices, to decorate; 12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) butter, chopped; 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1 1/2 cups Guinness or dark beer; 3 None eggs, lightly beaten; 1 1/4 cups flour; 3/4 cup self-rising flour; 1 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tbsp apricot jam, warmed; None None Powdered sugar, to dust

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 cups mixed dried fruit
1/2 cup mixed glace cherries, quartered
3/4 cup glace orange slices, finely chopped, plus additional slices, to decorate
12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) butter, chopped
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups Guinness or dark beer
3 None eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp apricot jam, warmed
None None Powdered sugar, to dust

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line the bottom and sides of a deep 9-inch round cake pan with 3 layers of parchment paper, extending the paper 2 inches above rim.
2

Combine the fruit, butter, sugar and Guinness in a large saucepan. Cook and stir for 4-5 mins or until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat. Transfer to a large heatproof bowl and cool for 20 mins.
3

Stir the eggs, sifted flours and spices into the fruit mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the surface.
4

Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted at center comes out clean. Cover the pan tightly with foil and cool overnight.
5

Serve the cake topped with additional orange slices. Brush with jam, then dust with powdered sugar.