Ingredients
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2 cups packed light brown sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 tablespoons canola oil
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
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1 teaspoon ground cardamom
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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2 cups Guinness stout (for Vegans try this sight http ( or or homepage.ntlworld.com or geraint.bevan or Vegetarian_beers.ht)
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2 cups broken walnuts, toasted
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1 cup raisins
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1 cup chocolate chips
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1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger or 1 tablespoon candied ginger
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powdered sugar
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1 cup mashed ripe banana
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
- In a large bowl cream the brown sugar, banana, eggs, vanilla and oil; set aside.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom and cloves.
- Alternately blend the flour mixture and the beer into the creamed mixture.
- Stir in the walnuts, raisins, chocolate chips, and ginger to the mixture and blend well.
- Pour into the prepared pans.
- Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
- Leave in pan for 15 minutes to cool before turning out to cool completely on rack. Plate and dust with sugar.