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by Joseph Erdos
Guinness Porter Cake with Orange-Whiskey Butter Recipe
What I like about Irish baked goods is that they're always hearty and wholesome, like soda bread, scones, porter cake and biscuits. And I especially like it when recipes are easy to make -- ones that don't require yeast, rising dough and all the things that come with it. One of the easiest is this Guinness Porter Cake with Orange-Whiskey Butter Recipe, which gets its name from the Irish beer Guinness. Yes, a cake recipe that uses beer!
In this case the beer is Guinness, the beer of Ireland, a rich, dark and malty stout with a creamy head that requires a slow and steady multistep pour to get it just right. Guinness was first introduced as a porter in 1725, but its formula was changed to include roasted malt, which created a flavor profile that drinkers called "stout porter" and thus the name stout was born. Being that Guinness is my absolute favorite beer, I couldn't pass up an opportunity to bake this Guinness Porter Cake with Orange-Whiskey Butter for St. Patrick's Day.
Besides Guinness, loads of dried fruit take center stage in this Guinness Porter Cake with Orange-Whiskey Butter. And you can use any mix of dried or candied fruit you like, as long as it equals about 4 cups. This dump-and-stir Guinness Porter Cake with Orange-Whiskey Butter recipe from my favorite Irish chef, Darina Allen, couldn't be easier to make. The bake time is long, but it's worth the wait. The cake develops a thick, brown crust and a moist interior filled with sticky, sweet fruit. Enjoy this recipe with whiskey butter for the ultimate pairing of beer and spirits.
This Guinness Porter Cake with Orange-Whiskey Butter Recipe is adapted from "Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage" by Darina Allen
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Guinness Porter Cake
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Yield: 1 Cake / 16 slices
Guinness Porter Cake Ingredients
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup raisins
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup chopped prunes
1 tablespoon grated orange zest (about 1 orange)
1 1/4 cups Guinness
2 large eggs, beaten
Orange-Whiskey Butter, for serving (recipe follows)
Guinness Porter Cake Recipe Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter an 8-by-3-inch round cake pan, line with parchment, and butter again.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon over a large bowl.
Crumble in brown sugar and mix well. Rub in butter until crumbly. Mix in the dried fruit.
Mix together the Guinness and beaten eggs.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet mixture.
Mix until well combined. Turn batter out into the parchment-lined pan, smoothing top.
Bake for about 2 1/2 hours.
A skewer inserted into the center should come out clean.
Cool in the pan for about 25 minutes and turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Serve with orange-whiskey butter.
Store wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.
Orange-Whiskey Butter
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1/2 Cup
Orange-Whiskey Butter Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange zest (about 1 orange)
2 tablespoons Irish whiskey
Orange-Whiskey Butter Recipe Instructions
Whip together butter and sugar, orange zest and whiskey until smooth.
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