IRELAND'S PORTER CAKE 1/2 lb. butter 1 1/2 c. brown sugar 4 c. flour 4 eggs 1 tsp. baking soda 1 (6.3 fl. oz.) bottle stout Guinness 1 1/2 lb. raisins 1 tsp. allspice 1/4 lb. mixed peel grated rind and juice of 1 lemon Heat stout (Guinness) in saucepan with sugar, butter and raisins until sugar and butter are melted. Let cool. When mixture is cool, put into a large mixing bowl and gradually add sifted flour, allspice, baking soda, lemon juice and rind. Mix peel and beaten eggs with wooden spoon or electric mixer at low speed. Pour mixture into greased 10-inch tube pan. Bake in moderate oven at 325 degrees for a little over 2 hours. Allow to cool in pan. You can use up to 8 ounces stout. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |