Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Ginger & Walnut Cake Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup hot brewed coffee
1 cup canola oil
1 cup light molasses
1/4 cup sour cream
2 large eggs, room temperature
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
5 TSPs ground ginger
2-1/2 TSPs baking soda
1-1/2 TSPs ground cinnamon
1 TSP salt
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
GLAZE:


2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 TSPs grated lemon zest
3 to 4 TBSPs lemon juice
Additional chopped crystallized ginger

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 10" fluted tube pan.
In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, coffee, oil, molasses and sour cream.
Add eggs; beat until well blended.
In another bowl, whisk flour, ground ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into molasses mixture.
Stir in walnuts and crystallized ginger.

Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes.
Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and enough lemon juice to reach a drizzling consistency.
Drizzle over cake; sprinkle with additional crystallized ginger.

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