Porter cake

A dense Irish cake that is made with dark, rich porter beer and studded with moist fruit.

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Preheat oven 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a 20cm/8" round cake tin with greaseproof paper. Sieve the flour, salt, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl and add the sugar. Rub in the butter and add the fruit and mix. Add the stout to the beaten eggs and add to fruit mixture. Mix well. Transfer to the prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 160˚C/320°F/Gas 3 for a further 90 minutes. Note If top of cake is browning too quickly, cover with a double layer of greaseproof…

About 15 years ago I had my first slice of chocolate stout cake in a café in Didsbury. It was probably the best cake I'd ever eaten and I once I started baking regularly, I wanted to make one for myself. I've baked this cake many times now, each time with a different stout or porter. It's such a rich, delicious cake and really very simple to make.

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In the past Porter was an English stout widely used all over Ireland for cooking or drinking known also as "the working man's pint". Nowadays Guinness,first brewed in 1759 in Dublin, is commonly used when making this rich fruit cake.

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Irish Porter Cake is a simple boiled fruit cake made with Irish stout or porter, it's rich and delicious and perfect for St Patrick's Day.

Heat the oven to 160˚ and grease and line a 6 inch-deep cake tin. In a large pan, gently warm the porter, butter and chocolate until the butter and chocolate have melted. Sieve the cocoa powder and mix the sugars in a large bowl. Pour in the chocolate mixture gradually, whisking well, then add the […]

World famous Guinness beer is a form of Porter, so if you can't find the authentic Guinness, don't fret. Just buy like I did, a nice dark Porter. It will work just fine. You'll need a 9 inch Springform Pan for this one and please use a good quality cocoa to obtain that rich chocolate flavor. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.