It was a Diwali party and a dear friend asked for a spicy ginger cake - and these kind of requests are what i live for! i used a homemade pumpkin spice blend which has dry ginger powder with allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, black pepper. to that i added extra cinnamon, nutmeg and fresh ginger and this is now a cake i relish with a morning coffee!
The Recipe
8-12
Ingredients
1 ¼ cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp pumpkin spice
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup brown sugar
3 tbsp honey
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp grated fresh ginger
¼ cup milk
1 cup chopped dark chocolate
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp pumpkin spice
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup brown sugar
3 tbsp honey
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp grated fresh ginger
¼ cup milk
1 cup chopped dark chocolate
Instructions
Grease and flour a 9 inch cake tin
Preheat the oven at 180C
In a mixing bowl, whisk together oil, sugar and ginger well
Then add the eggs and vanilla and whisk for 3-4 minutes
Then fold in the dry ingredients with a spatula
Then add the milk and chocolate and fold well
Pour into the tin and bake for 25 minutes
Remove from oven and allow to cake to cool completely
Preheat the oven at 180C
In a mixing bowl, whisk together oil, sugar and ginger well
Then add the eggs and vanilla and whisk for 3-4 minutes
Then fold in the dry ingredients with a spatula
Then add the milk and chocolate and fold well
Pour into the tin and bake for 25 minutes
Remove from oven and allow to cake to cool completely
