Exquisite ginger cake to enjoy

Nothing better than a good homemade sweet to accompany the afternoon coffee. What do you think of an exquisite ginger cake? Alone or in company, it will be a delight. Do not miss our recipe!

Cake of ginger

Just by listening to the name of the dessert, the aroma and taste intoxicate. Imagine it now in a snack next to the good company of friends or family. Perfect!

Also, since the ginger (also called ginger) will give your cake a peculiar and different flavor, surely you will amaze everyone. Therefore, do not miss the two versions of ginger cake that we propose.

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Ginger, lemon and honey cake

Ginger will bring a delicious flavor to this delicious dessert. In addition, it combines perfectly with citrus flavors such as lemon.

Ingredients

• 175 g of butter
• 75 g of honey
• Lemon zest
• 175 g of flour
• 3.75 ml of ginger
• 2 eggs

For coverage:

Preparation

• First, We preheat the oven to 180ºC. Meanwhile, we can prepare our cake.
• For this, first we must melt the butter in a water bath.
• When it is almost melted, add the honey and lemon zest and we mix everything very well.
• Then, let it cool and then add the remaining ingredients (flour, ginger and eggs).
• We can now butter a mold suitable for the oven and, then, pour the mixture inside.
• Subsequently, we put in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
• While the cake is baked, we can prepare the coverage. To do this, first place honey and lemon juice in a pot over medium heat.
• When both ingredients have warmed up a bit and melted with each other, our coverage will be ready.
• When we take out the pie from the oven, we just have to prick with a fork so that little holes are created and pour the cover so that it soaks the whole cake, including the inside sponge cake through the holes.
• The cake must absorb all the liquid of the cover.
• Let cool and enjoy!

It has been simple, right? In addition, you can decorate the cake the way you want: with ginger candied above, for example.

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Cheesecake and ginger

For lovers of cheesecake, this variety with ginger will not leave anyone indifferent.

If you fancy something different and you're a fan of the cheesecake or cheesecake, this is your recipe: a cheese and ginger cake that will delight the whole family. In addition, it is very easy to prepare.

Ingredients

• gingerbread cookies (about twenty)
• 75 g of butter
• 200 g of cream cheese type Philadelphia
• 3 tablespoons of liquid cream
• 2 eggs
• 50 g of sugar
• 1 piece of fresh ginger
• Strawberry jam

Preparation

• First, We will make the base of the cake with the gingerbread cookies. To do this, we must grind the cookies until they are well crushed, made into powder.
• On the other hand, we melted the butter. Then, add the butter to the ground cookies and mix well.
• Later, in a container suitable for oven, we created a base with this mixture that we have made. The base should be very compact, so we must press so that it is uniform and flat.
• Then, in a bowl, add the eggs, the sugar, the cream and the creamy cheese, and mix them well.
• When the mixture is homogeneous, we can grate and add the small piece of ginger, and stir to incorporate well.
• Now, We can now pour this last mixture on the basis of cookies and butter. We introduce everything in a preheated oven at 160ºC for about 30 minutes.
• We must be careful and not spend over time, because the cake could lose all its liquids and not remain juicy. For this, it is better that you go checking your baking.
• Finally, we take it out of the oven and wait for it to cool. After, We unmold it and apply a layer of strawberry jam on top.

Now, imagine that you have guests at home for the snack and that you surprise them with an original, tasty and aromatic recipe like this one.