-GINGER CAKE-
1 1/4 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Ground ginger
2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1 c Sugar
1 tb Instant coffee granules
1/4 c Unsulfured molasses
3 tb Butter
1 Egg
1/4 c Minced candied ginger
1/4 c Finely chopped pecans
COCONUT FILLING
1/2 c Heavy cream
1 Egg yolk
1/4 c Sugar
2 tb Butter
1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Plus 2 tablespoons shredded
-unsweetened
; coconut
1/2 c Finely chopped pecans
Prepare cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and line an 8 by 3-inch
springform pan with wax paper; butter and flour paper.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder and soda, salt and spices. In
a small saucepan dissolve sugar in 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Stir
in coffee granules, molasses and butter. Let syrup cool slightly. In a
small bowl beat egg. Gradually whisk some syrup into egg, then whisk egg
mixture into remaining syrup. Whisk syrup mixture into dry ingredients.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake cake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is nearly set, but slightly
loose. Sprinkle cake with ginger and pecans and bake 15 to 20 minutes
longer, or until cake tests clean and center of cake is set but moist. Cool
cake on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove sides of pan and let cake cool
completely. Remove bottom of pan and waxed paper.
Meanwhile, prepare filling: In a saucepan whisk together cream, egg yolk
and sugar. Cook, whisking constantly for 2 minutes until mixture thickens.
Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, coconut and pecans; set aside
to cool.
Halve cake horizontally with a serrated knife. Spread coconut filling on
bottom layer, then cover with top layer.
Yield: 1 8-inch cake
Yields
1 servings