Guinness Banana Nut Bread

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup mashed bananas
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 tablespoons oil
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 tablespoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups Guinness stout
2 cups broken walnuts
2 cups raisins
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

Preheat oven to 350 F . Lightly grease two 9X5 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, and ginger to the mixture and blend well.

Pour into the two greased 9X5 loaf pans.

Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 1 hour or until an inserted toothpick emerges dry and clean.

Leave in pan for 15 minutes to cool before turning out to cool
completely on rack.