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Scottish Ginger Cake Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Beverage Recipes   |   Cake Recipes
Average Rating: (15 votes)
Yield: 10 servings
 
Ingredients
  3  c All-purpose flour  
  1/2  ts Salt  
  2  ts Baking soda  
  1  tb Ground ginger  
  1/3  c Golden raisins  
  1/3  c Chopped mixed candied peel  
  1/3  c Crystallized ginger, chopped  
  3/4  c Molasses  
  3/4  c Butter  
  1/3  c Packed brown sugar  
  3   Eggs, beaten  
  2  tb To 3T milk  
 
Instructions
 
  A rich cake, this improves with keeping in an airtight tin. Very nice served with tea.

 
  1. Preheat oven to 325F (165C). Generously grease an 8-inch square baking pan; set aside. Sift flour, salt, baking soda and ground ginger into a large bowl. Stir in raisins (plump then in some sherry or water before using), candied peel and cystallized ginger; set aside. In a medium-size saucepan, combine molasses, butter and brown sugar. Stir over low heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Beat in eggs and milk. Make a well in center of reserved dry ingredients. Pour in molasses mixture and beat thoroughly. Pour into cake pan. Bake 1 1/4 hours, or until top springs back when lightly touched with finger. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Makes 8 to 12 servings.

 
   


 



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