Porter Cake (Irish)

11 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pound flour, all-purpose
  • 1/2 pound currants
  • 1/2 pound raisins, seedless
  • 1/4 pound mixed peel
  • 3/4 pound brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons mixed spice nutmeg and cinnamon
  • 1 each lemon zest
  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate
  • 1 bottle guinness
  • 4 large eggs

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift the flour and cut in the butter.
  2. 2
    Add the fruit, spice, peel, etc.
  3. 3
    Beat eggs.
  4. 4
    Heat Guinness or other stout and pour it over the bicarbonate of soda.
  5. 5
    Pour stout and eggs over dry ingredients.
  6. 6
    Mix well and beat for 15 minutes.
  7. 7
    Bake in a well-greased pan in a moderate oven, 350F, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
  8. 8
    Keep for a week before cutting.

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