Spice Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degree oven. In a saucepan mix together the ale, dried fruits, brown sugar, and oil with the spices and bring to a boil. Cook at a simmer for 3 minutes, and cool completely.

Add fruit mixture in a large mixing bowl. Add the flour to the fruit mixture with the baking powder and soda, salt, and egg. Stir until smooth. Pour into an oiled 9-inch square baking pan and bake, about 45 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on rack before serving. Serve with dollops of whipped cream, ice cream, or go ahead and splurge and serve both.

*Adapted from Real Beer And Good Eats by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly, Alfred A. Knopf 1993

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