Recipe of the Week

Amaretto Cake

Yield: 12" Round

900gm    Almond Paste

250gm    White granulated sugar

250gm    All Purpose Flour

12           Eggs (Large)

60gm      Chopped Ginger

Method:

·        Preheat oven to 350oF

·        Line bottom and sides of a 12" round pan with 3 layers of parchment paper

·        Cut almond paste into small pieces and place in mixer

·        Add chopped ginger and sugar and blend smooth

·        Gradually add the eggs and beat (at low speed) until smooth (approximately 10 - 15 minutes)

·        Fold in the flour gently

·        Pour the mixture into prepared pan and bake for approximately 1 1/2 hours

Candied Ginger can been eaten as is to aid in motion sickness, general nausea, heartburn and is a natural breath freshener. This multi-purpose item can be chopped and added to yogurts, ice cream and sorbets, placed in baked good such as apple pies, scones, spice loaves and cookies. Add a small amount of water and grind into a paste with your food processor and spread on the bottoms of bars, pies shells, filled cookies, brandy snaps, tart shells, and folded into cake and other batter type recipes. Candied ginger can be used in both savoury and dessert applications and blends well with fruit flavours such as lemon, mango and apple.

This product does not have a particular shelf life and is only suseptible to drying out. It can be later soaked and restored to it's original freshness with great flavour!