In preparation for Saint Patrick's Day we had this cake for supper tonight. It was a hit with everyone. We had 5 unexpected guest and everyone of them asked for seconds or thirds, too.
I got the recipe from here but as is my style I did change it in a few ways.
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
3 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup fresh hot strong black coffee
Preheat oven to 350* F. Grease 9 inch round cake pan or a 9x13 cake pan and set aside.
Cream together the butter, sugar and molasses until smooth. Beat in the eggs, add the flour, spices, and salt.
Dissolve the Baking soda in the coffee, then add to the batter. Beat vigorously until well blended.
Scrape the batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 -60 minutes, or until tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Excellent served with:
8 oz whipping cream whipped with 1 teaspoon coffee granules and 1 Tablespoon sugar.
Why don't you try it today and tell me if your family likes it as much as mine did.
~Anna
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Black Irish Ginger Cake
In preparation for Saint Patrick's Day we had this cake for supper tonight. It was a hit with everyone. We had 5 unexpected guest and everyone of them asked for seconds or thirds, too.
I got the recipe from here but as is my style I did change it in a few ways.
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
3 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup fresh hot strong black coffee
Preheat oven to 350* F. Grease 9 inch round cake pan or a 9x13 cake pan and set aside.
Cream together the butter, sugar and molasses until smooth. Beat in the eggs, add the flour, spices, and salt.
Dissolve the Baking soda in the coffee, then add to the batter. Beat vigorously until well blended.
Scrape the batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 -60 minutes, or until tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Excellent served with:
8 oz whipping cream whipped with 1 teaspoon coffee granules and 1 Tablespoon sugar.
Why don't you try it today and tell me if your family likes it as much as mine did.
~Anna
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4 comments:
Well it sounds good but I don't have any coffee! DO you think it is essential? Is it 1 cup or 1/2 cup of molasses?
It does sound good.....but I am curious about the unexpected guests...That is always fun! mom
Good question! It is 1/2 cup of molasses. THe original called for 1 whole cup but that seemed a bit much to me! The coffee might not be essential but that is what gives it a different twist from other gingerbread cake recipes, You could try it with a tea :)
Mom, It was Carline and Co. It wasn't totally unexpected she called about half an hour earlier to see if it was all right to come by.
I'll have to try it tomorrow since I drank all of today's coffee. ;) I've been wanting do do some sort of spice cake anyway.
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