Spiced Red Wine Cake with Dates and Ginger |
Cuisine: German
Author: Kirsten | My Kitchen in the Rockies
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Total time: 1 hour 5 mins
- 1⅛ cup (250 g) butter, unsalted
- 2 cups (250 g) confectionery sugar
- 4 eggs, large
- 2 cups 1½ Tablespoons (250 g) flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓ cup 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 pinch red chili powder
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1¾ cup red wine ( I used Merlot)
- ½ cup dates, chopped
- ¼ cup crystallized ginger, chopped
- Preheat your oven to 350 F. Grease 9 inch loaf pan.
- In a separate bowl mix together all the dry ingredients on the ingredients list from flour to pepper. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer for about 4 minutes on medium high speed. Add the eggs one at a time.
- Add the flour mixture in three steps to the butter mixture, alternating with the red wine. Make sure to finish with the flour mixture. Don't over mix!
- Whisk in the dates and crystallized ginger.
- Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the batter comes out clean.
Recipe by My Kitchen in the Rockies | A Denver, Colorado Food Blog at http://www.mykitchenintherockies.com/2012/01/09/spiced-red-wine-cake-with-dates-and-ginger/
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