Scottish Ginger Cake Recipe

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Scottish Ginger Cake recipe

Category: Cakes
Yield: 10
Time: 1 hr 45 mins (Prep. time 30 mins, Cook time 1 hr 15 mins)

Scottish Ginger Cake ingredients:

3	cup	flour, all-purpose
1/2	tsp.	Salt
2	tsp.	Baking soda
1	tbsp.	Ginger, ground
1/3	cup	Golden Raisins
1/3	cup	mixed candied peel, chopped
1/3	cup	crystallized ginger -- chopped
3/4	cup	molasses
3/4	cup	butter
1/3	cup	Brown sugar (packed)
3	each	Eggs, beaten
2-3	tbsp.	Milk

Scottish Ginger Cake preparation:

1. A rich cake, this improves with keeping in an airtight tin. Very nice served with tea. Preheat oven to 325F (165C).

2. Generously grease an 8 inch square baking pan; set aside.

3. Sift flour, salt, baking soda and ground ginger into a large bowl.

4. Stir in raisins (plump them in some sherry or water before using), candied peel and cystallized ginger; set aside.

5. In a medium-size saucepan, combine molasses, butter and brown sugar.

6. Stir over low heat until butter is melted.

7. Remove from heat.

8. Beat in eggs and milk.

9. Make a well in center of reserved dry ingredients.

10. Pour in molasses mixture and beat thoroughly.

11. Pour into cake pan. Bake 1 1/4 hours, or until top springs back when lightly touched with finger.

12. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

13. Makes 8 to 12 servings.

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