Porter Cake Recipe

RatingDifficultyBeginner

?Porter cake is a type of cake that is made with porter, a type of dark beer. The porter gives the cake a rich, chocolatey flavor.

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time10 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 10 mins
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 ½ pt/250 ml/1 cup porter
 8 oz / 250 g/ 1 cup butter
 8 oz/250 g/ 1 cup brown sugar
 2 lb/ 1 kg/ 6 cups mixed dried fruit
 quantities currants, raisins, sultanas
 about half as much mixed peel)
 1 1/4 Ib/ 1/2 kg/ 4 cups plain flour
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 tsp mixed spice
 rind from one small lemon (optional)
 3 medium eggs


1

Melt the butter and sugar in the porter in a saucepan. Add the fruit and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to go cold and add the sieved flour, baking soda, spices and lemon rind. Beat the eggs and mix in with a wooden spoon. Pour into a greased and lined 9 inch/ 25 cm cake tin and bake on the middle shelf of a pre-heated oven at gas mark 3, 325°F, 160°C for about 1 3/4 hours. To test the cake, push a skewer into the centre; if ready, the skewer will come out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the tin.

CategoryCuisine

Ingredients

 ½ pt/250 ml/1 cup porter
 8 oz / 250 g/ 1 cup butter
 8 oz/250 g/ 1 cup brown sugar
 2 lb/ 1 kg/ 6 cups mixed dried fruit
 quantities currants, raisins, sultanas
 about half as much mixed peel)
 1 1/4 Ib/ 1/2 kg/ 4 cups plain flour
 ½ tsp baking soda
 1 tsp mixed spice
 rind from one small lemon (optional)
 3 medium eggs

Directions

1

Melt the butter and sugar in the porter in a saucepan. Add the fruit and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to go cold and add the sieved flour, baking soda, spices and lemon rind. Beat the eggs and mix in with a wooden spoon. Pour into a greased and lined 9 inch/ 25 cm cake tin and bake on the middle shelf of a pre-heated oven at gas mark 3, 325°F, 160°C for about 1 3/4 hours. To test the cake, push a skewer into the centre; if ready, the skewer will come out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the tin.

Porter Cake Recipe

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