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Not so nutty: Fruitcakes in Ireland

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Cakes rich in fruit have always been popular in Ireland, for a number of reasons. Initially it had a lot to do with household equipment. It wasn’t until about the...

IrishDessertLady

January 10, 2018
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Rich Guinness Cake

Cooking Time: 3 hours
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This recipe is adapted from one in Clare Connery’s In an Irish Country Kitchen, and is light (as Irish fruitcakes go) and well balanced in terms of flavor — the...

IrishDessertLady

January 8, 2018
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Porter Cake

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    Somewhere along the line in the 1800’s, it occurred to somebody in Ireland that the dark beer called porter would make a good addition to the robust dark flavor of...

    IrishDessertLady

    June 6, 2017
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    Chocolate Orange Guinness Cake

    Cooking Time: 2 h 40 m
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    • citrus
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    Balancing the basic dark bitterness of Guinness with a dessert’s sweet ingredients is always a little tricky. But the orange in this recipe makes it easy, since oranges are great...

    IrishDessertLady

    May 22, 2017
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