Monday, January 20, 2014

TCS Bakers ~ Jan 2014 ~ Old-Fashioned Pound Cake.....

I won this pair of pot holders in an auction
and got myself this single set of
blue and white for a song!
~ happiness ~
I have been wanting this for the longest time!
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 I like the name of January's cake
old fashion pound cake ~ we get to make any variation
we like ~ spirited or nutty or chocolate chip...
 
I had forgotten to blitz the chocolate chips and add it to the batter....
(cos I made mini-s ~ bake time was only 30mins in my gas oven)
sigh....
so I made a ganache with them!
my variation for the pound cake:
infused finely chopped crystallised ginger in the 1/4 cup of milk
and for garnish
a drizzle of the ganache over the cooled loaf cake
 and decorated with some chocolate dipped strawberries!
so here's my ginger pound cake!
the taste was okay - hope its more pronounced 
tomorrow!
(apologies for the quality of pictures,
dropped my Sony camera my son-in-law gave me,
so using an old camera which I have forgotten 
how to use!)

this is our 3rd recipe from
Carole Walter's
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15 comments:

  1. Anne@ASaladForAllSeasonsJanuary 20, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    Emily, your cake turned out so good! I love that you took those lost chocolate chips and made a drizzle out of them. Great idea! And I LOVE that blue plate set, too! : )

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  2. The Ninja BakerJanuary 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM

    Great idea to use ginger with a chocolate chip glaze. Yum!

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  3. HazelJanuary 21, 2014 at 1:24 AM

    Your cakes look so cute Emily... how I do love a mini! :) Hazel x

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2014 at 2:12 AM

    Ginger and Chocolate sound like a yummy combination! Looks good. Laura@baking in pyjamas

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  5. UnknownJanuary 21, 2014 at 3:12 AM

    brilliant! I'd love to try the ginger pound cake

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  6. StacieJanuary 21, 2014 at 5:01 AM

    I can always count on you to make a cute variation! And the ganache looks yummy!

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  7. HeatherJanuary 21, 2014 at 5:30 AM

    Your cake looks wonderful!

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  8. All That's Left Are The CrumbsJanuary 21, 2014 at 11:23 AM

    I love ginger so I know I will be making this cake again with that idea. Sorry to hear about your camera, I think I would be in tears if that happened.

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  9. SonyaJanuary 22, 2014 at 12:25 AM

    So loving the ginger and chocolate combo!

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  10. PalomaJanuary 22, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    Love your plates and your variations sound great! I hope you liked it better the next day :) Great job!

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  11. MelanieJanuary 22, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    I LOVE ginger and it sounds so good in a pound cake!

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  12. UnknownJanuary 22, 2014 at 10:30 PM

    Emily, I love the blue/white plate set!! They look so kewl! Btw, chocolate and ginger seem to be an interesting combination that I've never tried before. I will want to try this version of yours the next time I bake a pound cake. Good job on the lovely cakes!!

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  13. AvrilJanuary 25, 2014 at 5:47 PM

    First off I just LOVE the dishes you found! They are gorgeous just like your cakes!! :-)

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  14. ImWhisperJanuary 28, 2014 at 6:10 PM

    How fun to win something and get a set of dishes you have been wanting!
    Your mini cakes all look so yummy, especially with the ganache on it.

    :)
    Holly

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  15. DomesticGoddessWannabeJanuary 31, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    Emily, you always amaze me with your creativity. Ginger. Wow!!!

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