From: tim
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:24:38 -0700 (MST)
Since St. Patty's day is coming up, our local paper has published a set of
Guinness-infused recipes from the Chicago Tribune. I haven't tried any of
these out, but I intend to the next time I pull my head out of the pile of
compiler code it's currently buried in.
Guinness Cake
Makes one -- good choice for a breakfast coffeecake
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup superfine granulated or brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 sticks (8 oz.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 cups golden raisins
1/3 cup chopped diced orange peel
1/3 cup glaceed cherries
1 1/2 cups Guinness (or any porter or stout)
2 large eggs, beaten
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
2. Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Add
the sugar, nutmeg, and allspice. Blend in the soft butter. When finely
crumbled, add the fruit. In a separate bowl, mix the beer with the
beaten eggs. Pour liquid into the other ingredients and mix well.
3. Pour this batter into the bundt pan and bake about 1 hour, or until a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Cool cake in the pan before unmolding it. Store in an airtight container.
(Adapted from "The Complete Book of Irish Country Cooking," by Darina Allen)
Tim Lloyd
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