Porter Cake
An Irish-style fruit cake flavoured with porter, treacle, orange, and mixed spice.
Prep
20m
Cook
1h 30m
Serves
10
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Before you start
Ingredients
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- 350mlDark Ale Beer
- 200gUnsalted Butter
- 200gBrown Sugar
- 35gTreacle
- 250gRaisin
- 100gCandied Orange Peel
- 5gOrange Zest
- 2pcsEgg (beaten)
- 350gAll-Purpose Flour
- 10gBaking Powder
- 5gMixed Spice
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Method
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- 01
Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F) and line a 20 cm (8-inch) round cake tin.
- 02
Warm the dark ale beer in a saucepan over low heat, then add the unsalted butter, brown sugar, and treacle and stir until melted and smooth.
- 03
Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool until just warm.
- 04
Stir in the raisins, candied orange peel, and orange zest.
- 05
Add the eggs and mix well.
- 06
Fold in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and mixed spice until no dry pockets remain.
- 07
Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake at 160°C (320°F) until the cake is set and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 08
Cool completely before slicing.
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