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Dutch Ginger Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Notyourmomma / All my dishes 1 year ago Incredibly rich cake made with marzipan and ginger. Should chill the dough for the "cake" part overnight. If you are going to eat cake, make it one full of flavor like this almond ginger delicacy. Prep:1500m Cook:50m Servings:12	Notyourmomm
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Ingredients

3/4 cup of unsalted butter

3/4 cup of moist light brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger

2 1/2 cups of flour

1/2 water

2 cups of blanched almonds

1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar

2 beaten eggs

1/2 teaspoon of grated lemon rind

1 teaspoon of lemon juice

1/2 cup of chopped preserved ginger

1 beaten egg

more preserved ginger, thinly sliced

Directions

Cream together butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffly.

Stir in salt, powdered ginger and vanilla.

Beat in flour alternately with water to make a stiff cookie dough.

Wrap in waxed paper and chill for several hours. (best overnight)

In a food processor, process the blanched almonds, 1/2 cup at a time until you get enough to measure a full two cups of crushed almond.

Add sugar and process by pulsing a few times.

Add beaten eggs, lemon rind, juice and ginger.

Pulse 6 or 7 times to process.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Roll out 2/3 thirds of the cookie dough into a large round and line a 9/12 pie pan with the dough. Cut away the overhanging dough.

Spread the prepared almond filling on the bottom layer of dough.

Roll out remaining dough and cut into a 9 1/2 round.

Place over filling and fold the bottom edge over the top round and brush with the last lightly beaten egg.

Surround with a wreath of thinly sliced preserved ginger.

Bake in the moderate oven for 40 minutes.

Cool before cutting into thin wedges.

A little goes a long way.

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Comments

michellem 1 year ago said:
Im going to try this one when I have plenty of time to play in the kitchen. What a wonderful post ...thank you!! M

notyourmomma 1 year ago said:
Play would be the operative word with this dough. It needs the chill time to cooperate. But the effort exceeded is greatly rewarded with a delightful flavorful cake. It is great for after dinner with coffee and it impresses the guests.