Mr. Guinness' Cake is an Irish fruitcake recipe with candied fruit, raisins, and nuts. Douse the finished cake with Guinness, and age for a week before serving.
Prep Time 45 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Total Time 3 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings 16servings
Ingredients
1cupbutter(2 sticks)
1cupplus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
4eggslightly beaten
2cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonspumpkin pie spice
1 ⅔cupsdark raisins
1 ⅔cupsgolden raisins
⅓cupcandied orange peel
⅓cupcandied lemon peel
¾cupchopped pecans
12tablespoonsGuinness(3/4 cup)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Generously grease a 7-inch round, deep springform cake pan. Cut a piece of parchment or waxed paper to fit the inside bottom of the pan. Grease the paper as well.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light. Gradually beat in the eggs.
Sift the flour and spice together. Gently fold it into the mixture.
Add the dark and golden raisins, orange and lemon peel, and pecans. Mix well together. Stir 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) of the Guinness into the mixture.
Turn the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 1 hour. Reduce the heat to 300 and continue cooking for another 1 1/2 hours.
Remove from the oven and let stand on a wire rack until completely cooled.
Remove the cake from pan. Prick the base of the cake all over with a skewer. Spoon over the remaining 4-8 tablespoons (1/4 to 1/2 cup) of Guinness.
Wrap the cake snugly in waxed paper and place in a sealed container or Ziploc bag. Refrigerate for one week before serving.
Notes
Be sure to plan ahead since this cake should sit for a week before serving.
To serve the cake, slice it into thin pieces with a very sharp knife. It's perfect as is but can be embellished with a dollop of whipped cream or creme fraiche.
Store the cake well wrapped in the refrigerator.
The finished cake may be frozen. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap followed by a layer of aluminum foil. Place in a freezer-safe container. Freeze up to 3 months. Allow the cake to come to room temperature before slicing and serving.