Irish Dessert Recipes (ingredients, carrots, cake recipe, brown sugar)

[gr8doglove]

I'm looking for a cookie, cake or biscotti recipes that are Irish in origin. Something you would find served in a typical Irish home.

[Gandalara]

How about these?

Irish Coffee Muffins

2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. sugar
1 tbsp. instant coffee granules
2 tbsp. coffee liqueur
2 tbsp. Irish whiskey
milk
1 egg
1/2 c. melted butter or margarine

Line 12 muffin-tin cups with paper liners. Preheat oven to 375° F.
In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Stir well.
In a 1-cup measure, dissolve coffee granules in coffee liqueur and whiskey.
Add enough milk to measure 1 cup.
Whisk egg in a bowl with coffee-milk mixture.
Whisk in melted butter.
Gently stir liquid into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Spoon into muffin tin.
Bake at 375° F. for 25 minutes, or until the top springs back when gently touched.
Yield: 1 dozen

[Tnhoneypot]

How about this?

Chocolate-Stout Cake with Guinness Whipped Cream
For the cake:
Butter, for greasing pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup Guinness stout
1 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3 extra-large eggs
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
For the whipped cream:
2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup Guinness.
1. Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a bundt pan. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
2. Pour the beer and molasses into a medium pot and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the baking soda. The mixture will rise and foam.
3. In another large bowl, whisk the eggs and two sugars until combined, then the oil. Whisk in a little of the beer mixture to temper the eggs, then whisk in the remaining.
4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour the liquid ingredients into the well, whisking slowly until just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix or the cake will be tough. Pour the batter in the pan and bake until the cake pulls away from the side of the pan, the top starts to crack and a cake tester comes out mostly clean when inserted in the middle, about 30 minutes. Cool cake on a wire rack, covered with a dry kitchen towel to keep it moist. After 30 minutes of cooling, invert onto a cake platter.
5. Make the whipped cream: Using a whisk, whip the cream until slightly thick. Add the sugar and Guinness and whip until peaks form. Serve each slice of cake with scoops of whipped cream.

[Littleme]

You'll find many Irish recipes at this site:

The Ultimate Irish Dessert Recipe Collection : Fantasy-Ireland

[doll lady]

My grandma was Irish and my grandpa was Welsh, so grandma used to cook what she called Irish meals.
One I remember well was an Irish stew and the another was a Pot Roast with thyme, potatoes, carrots, and leeks.

For dessert she would make either a Date Pudding with Hard Sauce or an Irish Pound Cake. It's been years since I made either but I think I might do that soon. Just a note of humor....Grandma called it hard sauce as it has whiskey in it but she didn't want people to know so she called it hard sauce....her recipe says use Irish whiskey, but she once told me not to tell anyone but she uses Kentucky Straight Boubon Whiskey....cause Gramps didn't know the difference. I'm not including her Irish Pound cake recipe as it calls for mace and that's not something most people have on their shelves these days. One other recipe I have that she said was Irish is a Purple Plum Crunch....it might take me a day to find that one, but I will if you or anyone else wants it...it also has mace but I always leave it out but add vanilla instead.


Date Pudding

1 cup sugar
2 beaten egg yolks
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup nutmeats
1 tsp vanilla
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup boiling water
1 pound dates cut in small pieces
1 cup flour
2 beaten egg whites

Cream sugar and butter then add beaten egg yolks and beat well. Add soda to boiling water and pour over dates in a medium bowl and stir and let cool, then add to creamed mixture. Add flour and nutmeats and vanilla then fold in the beaten egg whites. Bake in a greased pan at 350 until toothpick tests clean. Let cool. (I think this uses a 11 x 9 pan but it's been a while since I made it...and I could be wrong...)
Hard Sauce for Date Pudding

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup thick cream
1/2 cup chopped dates (can omit)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (can omit)
1/4 cup Irish whiskey (add after cooking)

Cook all together until thickened, stirring constantly. Add 1/4 cup Irish whiskey after removing from the heat. Spread on the date pudding as each piece is served and top with lots of fresh whipped/sugared cream. If it appears too thick, add some more water (or Irish whiskey if you dare!!) I remember she always shook the hard sauce three or four times before serving the dessert.

[gr8doglove]

Thanks everyone for posting recipes on my thread!

Thanks for posting that link, too.

I will be trying those recipes out!