Chocolate and ginger cake

Becky
Becky @beckyr
Alicante, Spain

We needed instant comfort today, and this is what I came up with.

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Ingredients

50 mins
6 servings
  1. 110 gr brown sugar
  2. 100 gr flour
  3. 30 gr cocoa
  4. 110 gr butter (soft)
  5. 3 eggs
  6. 1 heaped tsp. baking powder
  7. 4 cubes crystalised ginger
  8. 100 gr pure chocolate
  9. 1 handful pine nuts

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Get the ingredients together and beat the eggs. Pre heat the oven to 180º

  2. 2

    Put the sugar and butter in the mixer and make a cream

  3. 3

    Add the egg

  4. 4

    And flour, cocoa, baking powder (little bit of egg, little bit of flour mixture until both are used up)

  5. 5

    Finally add the pine nuts

  6. 6

    Mix well

  7. 7

    And put into a greased (butter or oil) baking tin. I'm using silicon these days.

  8. 8

    Put in the oven (remember 180º) for 40 minutes

  9. 9

    Take out and put on the rack to cool

  10. 10

    Turn over

  11. 11

    Cut a few ginger cubes into small pieces.

  12. 12

    Cut the chocolate into cubes and put them in a small pan with the ginger pieces over a larger pan with lots of water. Heat gently so the chocolate melts and the ginger penetrates.

  13. 13

    Stir

  14. 14

    Pour the chocolate ginger mixture over the cake, spread and

  15. 15

    Cut

  16. 16

    Serve, and enjoy. It won't make the pain go away. But it will taste nice in a comforting way.

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Becky
Becky @beckyr
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Alicante, Spain
Born in the UK. Came to Spain on finishing Uni many many moons and meals ago, and I'm still here. For me cooking is a great way to unwind at the end of the day. I don't usually have much time my recipes tend to be quite quick and simple and (mostly!!) healthy too. Also quite seasonal because I prefer buying fresh local produce as much as possible. However sometimes, when I do have more time, I like to spend a few hours making more time-consuming recipes and filling my kitchen with delicious smells and great music.
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