Ginger Cake
Yield
servingsPrep
25 minCook
35 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ½ | teaspoons |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 3/8 | cups |
honey
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
ginger
fresh, grated |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
coriander
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
cardamom seeds
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
crystallized ginger (candied)
chopped |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
powdered sugar
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 89 | ml |
honey
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
ginger
fresh, grated |
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
coriander
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
cardamom seeds
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
crystallized ginger (candied)
chopped |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Rub ½ teaspoon butter into 8 inch round cake pan.
Dust pan with 1 teaspoon of the flour.
In a large bowl, beat the remaining 2 tablespoon butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
Whisk in the egg, honey, fresh ginger, lemon zest and vanilla.
Sift the remaining flour with the baking soda, baking powder, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom and salt.
In a small bowl, toss the crystallized ginger with ½ teaspoon of the dry ingredients to coat completely.
Set aside.
Alternately, add the remaining dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition.
Stir in the crystallized ginger.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 35 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted the center comes out clean.
Transfer the cake to a rack and let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
Turn out and let cool.
Sift top with confectioners sugar.
