Ginger Butter Cake from The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook by Downton Abbey

Ginger Butter Cake from The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook by Downton Abbey

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Believed to have originated in Southeast Asia, ginger was a highly coveted import to the Roman Empire. It was already widely available in England in Anglo-Saxon times, and by the late Middle Ages, ...

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Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 3-inch (7.5-cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • ½ cup (120 ml) milk
  • ⅓ cup (80 ml) Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1¼ cups (140 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted, plus more for dusting
  • Grated zest of 1 orange
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan
  • 2 cups (250 g) cake flour, plus more for the pan
  • ¾ cup (130 g) chopped crystallized ginger, minced

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