Guinness Porter Cake (zwt Three)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces raisins or 8 ounces currants
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened irish butter
• 3 eggs
• 4 ounces mixed peel (the type for fruitcake)
• 1 lb mixed dried fruit
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 ounces almonds, finely chopped
• 1 cup guinness stout

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 sieve flour, baking soda & spices into a bowl.
• 3 beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• 4 add eggs one at a time and continue to beat.
• 5 fold in flour mixture, raisins, mixed peel, almonds and mixed fruit.
• 6 add guinness & mix well.
• 7 turn in to a greased and floured 8 inch round cake pan or 8x8 square pan.
• 8 bake in the center of oven ( 300°f) for 120 minutes, checking cake at intervals after 90 minutes; cover if neccessary to prevent overbrowning.
• 9 it's done when a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 10 let cake cool a little in pan then turn onto a wire rack.