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Ingredients:

1 cup butter or magerine (but we all know butter tastes better)
1 cup brown sugar
1-1/4 cups Guinness
1-1/2 cups raisins
1-1/2 cups currants
1-1/2 cups golden raisins
3/4 cup mixed candied citrus peel
5 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 eggs

Instructions:

Butter and line a nine inch cake pan with wax paper. Place the butter sugar and the Guinness in the pan and bring slowly to a boil, stir consistantly until all the sugar and butter have melted. Mix in the dried fruit peel and bring the mixture back to boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and leave until cold. Sift flour, spices, and baking soda into a large mixing bowl, stir in cooled fruit mixture and beaten eggs, turn into cake pan and bake in center of preheated oven at 325 degrees Farenheit for two hours. Test with skewer. When done cool in pan before turning out.