Scottish Ginger Cake

Name: Scottish Ginger Cake
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P1H
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: flour; salt; baking soda; ginger; golden raisins; mixed candied peel; crystallized ginger (candied); molasses; butter; brown sugar; eggs; milk

Submitted by Morriganna

Even if you don’t understand what a Scottish person says, you will understand why this scrumptious cake is bound to be one of your favorites!

YIELD

10 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

1 hrs

READY

1 hrs

Ingredients

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOONS BAKING SODA

TABLESPOON GINGER
ground

⅓

CUP GOLDEN RAISINS

⅓

CUP MIXED CANDIED PEEL
chopped *

⅓

CUP CRYSTALLIZED GINGER (CANDIED)
chopped *

CUPS MOLASSES

CUPS BUTTER

⅓

CUP BROWN SUGAR
packed *

LARGE EGGS
beaten

2-3

TABLESPOONS MILK

Directions

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 them 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 1¼ hours, or until top springs back when lightly touched with finger. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Makes 8 to 12 servings.