Frances O'brien's Porter Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 255 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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I got this recipe on a trip to Ireland. I believe that Frances got the recipe from the newspaper, but I'm not sure. She was astonished that I would think there was anything exotic about porter cake, but I had never had anything like it in the US. At a minium I make this at Christmas every year. It's an almost-fruitcake! Ingredients:
8 ounces butter (2 sticks) |
8 ounces brown sugar |
12 ounces stout beer (guinness is the authentic ingredient) |
28 ounces dried fruit (such as raisins and dates. don't use candied fruit, it's too much like fruitcake) |
20 ounces flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda, rounded |
1 teaspoon mixed spice or 1 teaspoon apple pie spice, rounded |
1 teaspoon nutmeg, rounded |
3 eggs, well beaten |
Directions:
1. Combine butter, sugar, & stout in a pan and bring slowly to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved and the butter is melted.
2. Add fruit.
3. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
5. Grease 10 springform pan.
6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
7. Mix flour, soda, & spices in a large bowl. Make a well in the center.
8. Add the beaten eggs & cooled fruit mixture to the flour.
9. Stir quickly together, mixing well.
10. Turn into pan and smooth top.
11. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean.
12. Let cool in the pan.
13. Store in an air-tight tin.
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