Thursday, March 14, 2013

Brazil Nut Ginger Cake (adapted from Dan Lepard)

 
To coincide with Australia Day, Dan Lepard published an irresistible recipe in The Guardian for Macadamia Ginger Cake with Lamington Icing.   I enthusiastically printed it out, as I knew this was one I would have to make.
 
It took me a while, but I finally got around to making this cake - and it was well worth the wait.  The golden, light cake was the perfect vehicle for the roasted nuts and crystallised ginger, while the chocolate icing rounded it off nicely.
 
 
The only changes that I made were to substitute Brazil nuts for the macadamias (because that is what I had), and to use ordinary chocolate water icing instead of lamington icing.

This cake went down a treat at work and is definitely a keeper.  It doesn't really remind me of lamingtons - it is in a class of its own.

Enjoy!
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 14, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    How tasty that you can see whole Brazil nuts in the slice!

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  2. KathyMarch 14, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    Your cake looks beautiful…moist and delicious!

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  3. KariMarch 14, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    I'm glad you did get to making it - it looks great! Like the comment above, I love how present the nuts are :)

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  4. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaMarch 18, 2013 at 3:29 AM

    This cake looks scrumptious and very special! :)

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  5. The Caked CrusaderMarch 18, 2013 at 4:14 AM

    Yum. Looks a cracking texture and I love the chocolate coating too

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  6. Johanna GGGMarch 20, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    This recipe sounds amazing - have bookmarked to try

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