ChristmasParentCo. Cork

Mama's Porter cake.

Name: Mama's Porter cake.
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: I large can of Guinness; 1Lb Butter; 10 ozs Granulated Sugar; 3 Lbs Mixed Fruit; 4 ozs Slievered Almonds; Rind and Juice of 1 Orange and 1 lemon .; I teaspoon Ground Cloves; I teaspoon Mixed Spice; 2 teaspoon Cinnamon; 2 teaspoon Ginger; 6 large Eggs; 1Lb 6 ozs Self Raising Flour.

Shared by Eileen · 2 November 2026

The story behind the recipe

My late mother who was a country Midwife used to make many cakes for the poor people she came across through her work.I was the youngest of my family so I was the one to fall in to help at Christmas Time.
- Eileen

Ingredients

I large can of Guinness 1Lb Butter 10 ozs Granulated Sugar 3 Lbs Mixed Fruit 4 ozs Slievered Almonds Rind and Juice of 1 Orange and 1 lemon . I teaspoon Ground Cloves I teaspoon Mixed Spice 2 teaspoon Cinnamon 2 teaspoon Ginger 6 large Eggs 1Lb 6 ozs Self Raising Flour.

Method

Put all ingredients into a large saucepan except the eggs and flour and baking powder.Bring to boil until butter and eggs are dissolved. Take off heat for 30 minutes.Add half flour then half beaten eggs .The rest of flour and rest of the eggs. Oven at 150 degrees cent. If using 2 lb loaf tins recipe will make 3 or a large 9 inch tin .Loaf Tins will take 1hr to bake in middle shelf all together or large cake will take 1 hr 15 minutes to bake .