Porter Cake (Irish)

• 1 pound flour, all-purpose
• 1/2 pound currants
• 1/2 pound raisins, seedless
• 1/4 pound mixed peel
• 3/4 pound brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons mixed spice nutmeg and cinnamon
• 1 each lemon zest
• 1/2 pound butter
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate
• 1 bottle guinness
• 4 large eggs

1. Sift the flour and cut in the butter.
2. Add the fruit, spice, peel, etc.
3. Beat eggs.
4. Heat Guinness or other stout and pour it over the bicarbonate of soda.
5. Pour stout and eggs over dry ingredients.
6. Mix well and beat for 15 minutes.
7. Bake in a well-greased pan in a moderate oven, 350F, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
8. Keep for a week before cutting.

flour, currants, raisins, peel, brown sugar, mixed spice nutmeg, lemon zest, butter, bicarbonate, guinness, eggs

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/porter-cake-irish-37076 (may not work)