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Porter Cake

Porter Cake (Irish recipe image
This Irish dessert features Flour, Currants, Raisins, Mixed peel, Brown sugar. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 4
Calories: 1397.9
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description
This Irish dessert features Flour, Currants, Raisins, Mixed peel, Brown sugar. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Flour
  • 1/2 pound Currants
  • 1/2 pound Raisins
  • 1/4 pound Mixed peel
  • 3/4 pound Brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Mixed spice (nutmeg&cinnamon
  • 1 Rind of one lemon
  • 1/2 pound Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 Bottle Guinness or stout
  • 4 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 (177&# 194;°C), for 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
  8. 8
    Keep for a week before cutting

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1397.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 53.0g82%
Saturated Fat 30.9g155%
Cholesterol 308.5mg103%
Sodium 493.2mg21%
Total Carbohydrate 217.4g73%
Dietary Fiber 5.9g24%
Sugars 127.0g
Protein 20.4g41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, bicarbonate, bottle, brown, butter, cake, currants, dessert, eggs, flour, guinness, irish, lemon, mixed, nutmegcinnamon, one, peel, porter, raisins, rind
Read it online: https://www.chefs-mate.com/recipe/porter-cake-irish/