Scottish Ginger Cake

This Scottish dessert features All-purpose flour, Salt, Baking soda, Ground ginger, Golden raisins. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Cooking Method: Baking

Cuisine: Scottish

Courses: Desserts

Difficulty: Beginner

Servings: 10

Calories: 627.5

Dietary: Vegetarian

Description

This Scottish dessert features All-purpose flour, Salt, Baking soda, Ground ginger, Golden raisins. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

3 cups All-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 tablespoons Ground ginger
1/3 cups Golden raisins
1/3 cups Crystallized ginger, chopped
3/4 cups Molasses
3/4 cups Butter
1/3 cups Packed brown sugar
3 Eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons To 3T milk

Directions

1
A rich cake, this improves with keeping in an airtight tin. Very nice served with tea. 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
2
Chopped mixed candied peel

Nutrition Facts

Servings 10

Amount Per Serving
Calories 627.5kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19.5g30%
Saturated Fat 11.8g60%
Cholesterol 50.0mg17%
Sodium 1379.2mg58%
Total Carbohydrate 106.6g36%
Dietary Fiber 2.8g12%
Sugars 37.9g
Protein 10.0g20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: allpurpose, baking, beaten, brown, butter, cake, chopped, crystallized, dessert, eggs, flour, fruits, ginger, golden, ground, milk, molasses, packed, raisins, salt

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