Porter cake recipe

foodaholic

Does anyone have a good recipe for a porter cake.
Promised a friend I would make him one.

kerash

Ingredients
450g/1lb Cream Flour
3 eggs
255g/8oz Butter
225g/8oz sugar
125g/4oz finely chopped peel
1/2(half) teaspoon each mixed spice and cinnamon
50g/2oz Ground Almonds
300mls/1/2pint Porter
575g/1(1/2) lb mixed fruit
1/2(half) teaspoon Bread Soda

Method

Cream Butter and sugar add flour (sieved) with the spices and bread soda alternately with the well beaten eggs to the creamed mixture.
When all the eggs are added, start adding the porter, fruit and ground almonds. Mix well.
Turn into a greased and line 23cm/9in round cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 150c, 300f, gas2 for 2hrs approx.
Check at intervals after 1 +half hours.

Cool slightly in tin, turn out to cool on a wire tray.
Advises to store for 1 week before eating!

That's an Oldums recipe

Scorpio Girl

this one was on ireland am yesterday morning.

Ingredients

450g/1lb Odlums Cream Plain Flour

Pinch of Salt

1 level teaspoon Baking Powder

1 level teaspoon Mixed Spice

225g/8oz Sugar

225g/8oz Butter

450g/1lb Sultanas

125g/4oz Candied Peel

300ml/½ pint Guinness (Porter)

2 Eggs (beaten)





Method

1. Preheat oven 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.

2. Line a 20cm/8" round cake tin with greaseproof paper.

3. Sieve the flour, salt, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl and add the sugar.

4. Rub in the butter and add the fruit and mix.

5. Add the porter to the beaten eggs and add to fruit mixture.

6. Mix well.

7. Transfer to the prepared tin and bake for approximately 2 hours.

8. Place on a low shelf position in the oven.



Note:

Check cake after an hour and if it is browning too quickly, cover with a double layer of greaseproof paper until baked.

foodaholic

thanks will give it a bash on monday.