Tilly Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Just got this recipe of GOOGLE Gary Lily's ginger cake: Ingredients 400g unsalted Butter, plus extra for greasing 275g Sugar 3 tbsp golden syrup 350ml boiling water 450g self-raising flour, sieved, plus extra for dusting 3 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda splash Milk For the butter cream 300g icing sugar 400g unsalted Butter, cubed 100g drained stem ginger, chopped Method 1. Grease a 20cm round cake tin with butter and dust with flour. Alternatively, line it with non-stick baking parchment. Preheat the oven to 170C/gas 3. 2. In a saucepan, melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup together in the boiling water. 3. Add the sieved flour and ground ginger. Blend the bicarbonate of soda and a little milk together in a small dish then add this mixture to the pan and quickly beat well. 4. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake for approximately 45 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out cleanly. 5. Remove the cake from the oven and leave it to stand for 5 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool. 6. If possible, keep the cake in an airtight tin (not in the fridge) for 24 hours before proceeding. 7. To make the butter cream, sieve the icing sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and beat to a smooth cream. Stir in the chopped ginger. 8. Cut the cake in half horizontally. Spread most of the butter cream over the bottom portion, the remainder over the top, and sandwich the layers together. Sounds nice? Might try it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Jusus...not for the weight watchers that is it !!!.. the button popped on my trousers just reading it!...1kg of pure fat... still it must be tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 I made it and it went very very wrong Get me posting from home!! FINALLY ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Yo. At long last. Just think. You can post recipes 24/7 lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Ho ho,let me get used to my lap top first, think done quite well on my own so far but as always there are teething probs Once up and running will soo definately be posting recipes 24/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Jusus...not for the weight watchers that is it !!!.. the button popped on my trousers just reading it!...1kg of pure fat... still it must be tried so that's where I've been going wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 You look just fine in your photo, handsome as ever , and anyway cake is good for you, especially home made, it's got lots of TLC in it which is well known for being very very good for your heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Don't feed the kids with it; they might take them off you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Was going to try it again but you've all convinced me otherwise but am now in search of a nice ginger cake recipe, the only other one I have uses 16 yes 16 TABLE spoons of black treacle can't be right can it?? Thought maybe a miss print but others have viewed the recipe although I dont think they were paying attention and nodded that yes it was 16 ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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