Friday, 18 February 2011

Chocolate Gingerbread Cake

Is it spring here yet!? It still feels so wintry.

As well as a hot drink like mulled wine or hot cider, a piece of cake spruced up with a little of ginger would not go amiss either.
On the first day of eating this Chocolate Gingerbread cake, the texture was airy light, almost mousse like. However, a day or two later, the texture firmed up a little, still very tasty. The ginger in the cake certainly kicks you in the mouth on first bite and guess what?! This cake is vegan too.
Chocolate Gingerbread
1/3 cup or 30g cocoa powder
1 1/3 cup or180g plain flour
½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup or 165g brown sugar
1 cup or 200ml strong brewed coffee, cooled
½ cup or 100ml vegetable oil
¼ cup or 55g chopped crystallized ginger
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
Method
Heat the oven to Gas Mark 5. Oil an 8 inch round baking tin.
In a large bowl, sift the flour, cocoa, soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Stir in the sugar. In a small bowl, combine the coffee with the oil and whisk. Then beat the liquid into the dry ingredients. Stir in the crystallized ginger, and then quickly stir in the vinegar.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 – 35 minutes, or until a toothpick in the centre of the cake comes out clean. From Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates.
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20 comments:

  1. ann18 February 2011 at 19:56

    This looks really good. A delightful combination!

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  2. Anonymous18 February 2011 at 19:57

    Something I need soon is a good chocolate cake...

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  3. affectioknit18 February 2011 at 20:52

    YUM! I love gingerbread!

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  4. Shaheen18 February 2011 at 22:02

    Thank you Ann.

    Thanks Lela.

    Thanks affectioknit.

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  5. Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce18 February 2011 at 23:44

    The wintry weather is definitely an excuse for a slice of spicy cake! Love that it's vegan too - I always feel less guilty when eating a vegan cake!

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  6. Mateja ^_^19 February 2011 at 01:30

    Chocolate and ginger, delcious! I could eat the whole thing by myself :D

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  7. Charlie @ SweetSaltySpicy19 February 2011 at 03:04

    Yum! I love gingerbread (and chocolate, of course)! Love the added crystallized ginger too :).

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  8. Shaheen19 February 2011 at 09:22

    Thanks Hazel.
    Good and spicy it certainy is :)


    Thank you Mateja ^_^
    It would be pretty easy to eat yourself :D


    Thanks Charlie :)

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  9. fer19 February 2011 at 10:08

    It looks so tasty!! I want to try making it now

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  10. Mark Willis19 February 2011 at 10:52

    Have you tried it served warm (as a dessert) with a scoop of ice-cream on top?

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  11. Shaheen19 February 2011 at 15:31

    Thanks fer.


    Hi Mark,
    Certainly have. On the first day of making it was served with vanilla ice-cream. Lovely. Second day - cold - I had it plain, but D and the nephew had it with some whipped cream.

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  12. Millie D19 February 2011 at 16:06

    I love reading your blog so I've nominated you as a stylish bloggger. http://milliebead.blogspot.com/
    Millie

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  13. durga19 February 2011 at 16:19

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  14. Kath19 February 2011 at 17:10

    It looks and sounds delicious. I very much like the idea of the crystalized ginger in there. I was reading a chocolate gingerbread recipe in one my books early this morning and then I see this. It must be a sign...

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  15. briarrose19 February 2011 at 18:31

    Chocolate gingerbread....oh that looks good.

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  16. Shaheen19 February 2011 at 18:44

    Thank you so, so much Millie D.

    Thanks durga.


    Kath - it was lovely and the ginger will kick you in the mouth.
    Hope you make some of your very own from the book you were looking at earlier :)


    Thanks briarrose.

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  17. Emma19 February 2011 at 22:53

    Nothing quite like a lovely piece of chocolate cake - loving the ginger component.

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  18. Shaheen20 February 2011 at 10:16

    Thank you Emma.

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  19. Barbara21 February 2011 at 16:22

    That is a luscious combination of chocolate and ginger, Mango. And I do live the crystallized ginger, too.

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  20. Shaheen21 February 2011 at 20:03

    Thank you Barbara.

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