Porter cake
This rich, spiced fruit cake used to be offered to callers in most houses in Ireland - rich, delicate and perfect with a pot of tea
SERVES
20
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
20
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
70
MINUTES
Ingredients
450g white flour
225g butter
225g brown sugar
3 eggs
½ tsp bread soda
2 tsp mixed spice
300ml stout
225g sultanas
225g raisins
110g cherries, halved
110g mixed peel
rind of 1 orange
Equipment:
23cm round tin
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