Porter Cake
A rich, fruity Porter Cake packed with raisins, cherries, almonds, and mixed peel, perfect for festive occasions and loved for its deep, spiced flavors and moist texture.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Rub butter into flour and add all other dry ingredients.
- Blend very well.
- Beat eggs with lukewarm Guinness and add bicarbonate of soda.
- Mix this very well into dry cake mixture.
- Turn the mixture into a greased, lined 9-inch diameter, 3-inch high cake tin.
- Cover with grease-proof paper and bake at 200° to 250°F for 3 to 3½ hours, removing the paper for the last half-hour.
- Test with a skewer for doneness.
- Allow to cool, then optionally ice to extend shelf life or enhance presentation.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
759
kcal
38% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).