Ginger Cake With Raisin Sauce Food

OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F
• Grease and flour an 8"x 8" square pan (or line the pan with parchment paper.) *
• Sift together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add the butter, molasses and egg and beat for two minutes or 300 strokes by hand. (This is a very old recipe...)
• Add the boiling water.
• Beat for another two minutes and turn into prepared pan.
• Bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 by 8-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Grease and flour the pan.
• Place the rum and raisins in a small pan, cover and heat until the rum boils. Turn off the heat and set aside. Place the butter and molasses in another small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cool for 5 minutes, then mix in the sour cream and orange zest.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a small bowl. Mix with your hands until combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix only until smooth. Drain the raisins and add them and crystallized ginger to the mixture with a spatula. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
• When the cake has cooled, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice and pour it onto the gingerbread, allowing it to drip down the sides. Allow the glaze to set. Cut the gingerbread into 9 squares.

GINGER CAKE WITH RAISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• For the cake: Mix the first 5 dry ingredients together and set aside.
• Beat Crisco and sugar until well blended.
• Add molasses and beat well.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well between each one.
• Add half of flour mixture and mix well.
• Add 1/3 cup of boiling water and mix well.
• Add the rest of the dry and mix well.
• Add rest of boiling water and mix well.
• Pour cake batter in a greased 8X8 baking pan and cook for 35-40 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
• For the sauce: Add the warm water and raisins in small saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat.
• In a larger saucepan add the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and vinegar and stir well.
• Add the hot raisin mixture and stir well cooking over medium heat for 2-3 minutes as mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and stir in butter.
• Pour over the cut squares of cake.

MOLASSES GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Place a rack in the middle of the oven and heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch cake pan and line with parchment. Butter the parchment.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, ginger, baking powder, pepper and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together molasses, sugar and melted butter. Add eggs, and whisk well. Stir in raisins and dates.
• Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, fold the dry ingredients into wet ingredients until incorporated and no streaks of flour remain. The batter will be stiff. Spread batter into prepared cake pan, smoothing the top.
• Bake until a testing skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes.
• Run a knife along the edge of the cake, and, once cooled, transfer to a serving platter. Slice into wedges and serve with whipped cream, if desired.

FRESH GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and heat to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch round cake pan with 3-inch sides, or a 9-inch springform pan, with a circle of parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the molasses, sugar and oil. In separate medium bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper.
• In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Stir in baking soda, then mix hot water into molasses mixture. Stir in ginger.
• Gradually whisk the dry ingredients into batter. Add eggs, and continue mixing until everything is thoroughly combined. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan, and bake for about 1 hour, until the top of cake springs back lightly when pressed or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If the top of cake browns too quickly before cake is done, drape a piece of foil over it and continue baking.
• Cool cake for at least 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen it from the pan. Invert cake onto a cooling rack, and remove parchment paper.

EASY RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
• In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
• In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.

RAISIN FILLED GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix YOUR gingerbread cake or use the directions above and pour into two round greased cake pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for an hour.
• 2. To a saucepan add butter brown sugar and two of the TBS of applesauce. Bring to a boil and add raisins. Boil 2-3 minutes until mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat and add the two additional 2 tablespoons of applesauce. Let cool.
• 3. As soon as the cake cools take one of the cakes and level it for the bottom layer using a serrated knife laying it level with the pan edges moving in a bake and forth motion. Remove the cake by flipping it on to a plate and flipping it back over onto another plate. Save any crumbs for the top of the cake.
• 4. Mix together the softened cheese, vanilla, the raisin mixture and powdered sugar with a whisk or a spoon. Stir until the consistency is creamy.
• 5. Spread the raisin and cream cheese mixture on top of the bottom layer and place the top layer on the cake.
• 6. Spread coolwhip on the top and sides of the cake and sprinkle crumbs from leveling the bottom layer.
• 7. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving so the cream cheese filling firms up.

GINGER RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookies sheets. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, orange peel, salt, and cinnamon in medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add egg, molasses and vanilla; beat 1 minute. Add flour mixture and raisins; stir until blended.
• Pour remaining granulated sugar (you may actually need more than the 1/4 cup that is left over -- I used about 1/2 cup to make it easier to coat) into a bowl. Using a cookie scoop or a teaspoon, drop 1-inch balls into the sugar. (You probably want to do them one at a time or use a large, shallow bowl if you want to do more at a time.) Using your hands, roll the dough in the sugar until well coated. If your dough is soft, you may find it helpful to pour some sugar over the top of each dough ball before rolling it. The sugar will keep the dough from sticking to your fingers.
• Place 1 1/2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set and centers are slightly soft. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

APRIL BLOOMFIELD'S GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees with a rack set in the center. Generously butter an 8-inch round, 3-inch high springform pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and place on baking sheet.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. In a small saucepan, stir together boiling water, molasses, and baking soda until molasses has completely dissolved.
• Place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Reduce speed to medium-low and add egg; mix until combined. Add grated ginger and mix to combine.
• Add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the molasses mixture, scraping down sides as necessary. Batter will be very wet. Pour batter into prepared pan and transfer to oven. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool slightly before removing ring from springform pan; serve warm.

GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH RUM RAISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Sift the flour with the ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt, baking powder and nutmeg and set aside.
• In a small bowl, beat the eggs and set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl, beat the butter and lard together; add the sugar and blend well, about 3 minutes longer. Add the beaten eggs and molasses and blend.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Do not overmix. Blend in the baking soda and hot water.
• Pour the batter into a greased 9" square pan and spread it out evenly.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the top of the cake springs back when touched lightly with your finger.
• While the cake bakes, combine 3 cups of water, raisins, sugar, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt in a medium saucepan.
• Simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes. Add the butter and stir until it melts.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and remaining 1/3 cup water.
• Add it to the bubbling sauce and cook until the sauce thickens.
• Serve hot over squares of warm gingerbread.
• NOTE**Both gingerbread and sauce can be reheated in a microwave.

STICKY STEM GINGER CAKE WITH LEMON ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional 180C/gas 4. Butter and line an 18cm round, 7cm deep cake tin with greaseproof or parchment paper.
• Put the flour, bicarbonate of soda and all the spices into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Put the sugar, treacle, syrup and milk in a medium saucepan and heat, gently stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and bring the mixture to just below boiling point.
• Add the stem ginger to the flour mixture, then pour in the treacle mixture, stirring as you go with a wooden spoon. Break in the egg and beat until all the mixture is combined and it resembles a thick pancake batter. Pour this into prepared tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour, until a skewer pushed into the centre of the cake comes out fairly clean. Leave to cool completely in tin before turning cake out. (To freeze: wrap in greaseproof paper, then in cling film. Freeze for up to 1 month.)
• To make the icing, mix together icing sugar and lemon zest, then gradually add lemon juice until you have a smooth, slightly runny icing, adding more juice, if needed. Drizzle icing in a zig-zag pattern over surface of cake, turn cake around and drizzle again to create the cross-hatched finish (see below). Cake keeps for up to 2 weeks stored in an airtight container.

GINGERBREAD WITH PECANS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
• Mix together in a bowl the flour, soda, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
• With a mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese with the sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time until smooth and fluffy.
• Reduce speed of mixer to low and add in the molasses and hot water. Keep beating until incorporated. Add in flour mixture, by large spoonfuls untill well blended.
• By hand, mix in the pecans and raisins with a large spoon.
• Pour batter into baking pan and bake for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool well before slicing.

WALNUT AND GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• Lightly butter inside of 10-inch, 12-cup bundt pan. Sprinkle with flour and shake pan to coat inside. Shake out excess.
• In mixing bowl combine the ginger, raisins and walnuts.
• Sift together 3 cups flour, baking powder and salt. Sift this mixture over ginger and nut mixture.
• Put pound of butter into bowl of electric mixer. Start beating while gradually adding sugar. Cream mixture well and gradually beat in yolks. Beat in Madeira.
• Pour and scrape this mixture over nuts and blend the ingredients thoroughly. This is best done by hand.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold in thoroughly until they do not show.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth over top with spatula. Set pan on baking sheet and place in oven. Bake about 2 1/4 hours or until cake is puffed above pan and nicely browned on top or until internal temperature is 200 degrees on thermometer.
• Remove from pan shortly after baking. Tapping bottom of pan with heavy knife will help. Store cake for at least 10 days. If desired, add occasional touch more of Madeira, dry sherry, Cognac or rum. Keep closely covered, wrapped in cheesecloth and foil, and refrigerated until ready to use.

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.