Guinness Ginger Cake
"With recent success cooking with beer, I find myself obsessed with different types of dishes. The original recipe comes from Epicurious (Gramercy Tavern NYC) however I've modified to use candied ginger, which i usually have on hand"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
1 cake
ingredients
- 1 cup stout beer, such as Guinness
- 1 cup molasses
- 1⁄2 tablespoon baking soda
- 3 eggs, large
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon candied ginger, finely minced
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Butter and 9 x 5 loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment and grease the parchment.
- In a large saucepan, over high heat, combine the stout and molasses and bring to a boil.
- Turn off the heat and slowly add the baking soda.
- Allow to sit until the foam dissipates.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the eggs and both sugars.
- Whisk in the oil.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, ground ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
- Combine the stout mixture with the egg mixture, then whisk this liquid into the flour mixture, half at a time.
- Add the candied ginger and stir to combine.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, or until the top springs back when gently pressed.
- NOTE: Do not open the oven until the gingerbread is almost done, or the center may fall slightly.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Galley Wench
Oro Valley, Arizona
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