1 cup butter
1 cup dates
2 tbsp maple syrup
12 oz Guinness
1 cup sultanas
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup pineapple (tinned fine)
pinch of salt
1 orange, zest of only
3 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup buckwheat flour (gluten-free)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp mixed spice
1/ Turn the oven to 175oC.
2/ Melt butter. Blend Guinness, dates and maple syrup and add to melted butter.
3/ Add sultanas, raisins, chopped pineapple (+ some juice) and orange zest to the wet ingredients.
4/ Sift the buckwheat flour, add the baking soda, baking powder, salt and spice and mix.
5/ Add the cooled down fruit and Guinness mixture to the flour and mix.
6/ Slowly add the beaten eggs and carefully incorporate into the cake batter.
Bake for just over and hour or until a knife inserted deep in the centre comes out clean.
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