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Plum Biercake
Plum Biercake
About This Recipe
| Yield: | one 9-inch cake, serving 6 to 8 |
| This recipe appears in: | What to Eat and Drink on St. Patrick's Day |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons molasses
- 1 cup Guinness or other stout
- 4 small plums, halved lengthwise, pitted, and cut into wedges
Procedures
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1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan or spray it with nonstick spray. Dust the pan with flour and tap out the excess.
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2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
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3
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and molasses. Alternately add the flour mixture and the beer to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Beat just until smooth and combined.
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4
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the plum slices in rows on top of the batter. Bake the cake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack, then cut into squares and serve.
