Polton Cake? Fruit cake with beer.

[Roobeedoo]

Bought a fab cake from school fete and the lady who made it said it was a 'Polton Cake', all ingredients where warmed in a saucepan with a good slug of beer, flour added then put into a loaf tin and baked..... cannot find any firm recipe of ingredients or measures on google. Wondered if anyone else has heard of this cake or even got a version of it. Tastes like a cross between a nice rich dark fruit cake but similar texture of bread pudding!
Thanks

[weekendwanda]

Google BEER CAKE and you will find some recipe for spiced beer cake which may be what you want.

[Mentalmum]

Try this,might hit the spot and tastes fab!
In a saucepan heat gently 8oz dried fruit,4oz butter/marg,1 mug sugar(i use muscavado but white will do) and 1 mug of liquid(i've used strong tea,rum,brandy,sherry. I guess beer would be ok too.Guinness or a real ale would be great!).
When the sugar & butter have melted,cool and then mix in 2 mugs SR flour and 2 beaten eggs.
Put in cake tin and cook at 180c for approx 1 hour.
Makes a lovely quick fruit cake and if you use all alcohol will blow your socks off!!!!

[Roobeedoo]

Thank you so much Mentalmum! Didn't reply yesterday as wanted to give your recipe a go.... just had a slice of warm cake YUM YUM. I used a mug of hubby's beer (ha,ha) and also added cherries. Cooked in a loaf tin, Turned out brilliant. So quick, so easy, so yummy!!

[Mentalmum]

Well done Roobeedoo! Bet there's none left now!!