Ingredients:
2 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons canola oil
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups Guinness stout ( for Vegans try this sight http ( or or homepage.ntlworld.com or geraint.bevan or Vegetarian_beers.ht)
2 cups broken walnuts, toasted
1 cup raisins
1 cup chocolate chips
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger or 1 tablespoon candied ginger
powdered sugar
1/2 cup oats, replaces 1/2 cup of flour with Irish steel cut oats. I just spun them in the food processor with the
Directions:
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.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 75 min.