This recipe is for a traditional Irish boiled porter cake, popular for Christmas and Wedding celebrations.
1 lb plain flour 1/2 lb butter 1/2lb brown sugar 3 large eggs 1/2 teasp. bread soda 2 teasp.mixed spice 1/2 pint Guinness 1lb sultanas/raisins 4oz halved cherries 4oz mixed spice grated rind of one orange
Put butter, sugar and Guinness into a saucepan and heat gently. Add fruit (except cherries) and bring gradually to the boil. Boil for 3-4 minutes stirring frequently. Cool to lukewarm. Sieve,flour, bread soda and spice into a large mixing bowl. Add lightly beaten eggs and stirr well until evenly mixed. Add cooled fruit mixture and cherries and stir well. Fold in grated orange rind.
Bake in a double-lined 9" tin at 180d egrees celcius for one hour, and a further 1 to 1 1/2 hrs at 160 degrees celcius. When top has browned, cover loosly with brown paper.
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