Jamaica Ginger cake

greenbee

mrbadexample wrote: »

It's American. Can you translate? Cups mean nothing to me - they're all different sizes! I need pounds and ounces (or grams), and I haven't got any "all-purpose" flour. :rolleyes:

All-purpose flour is plain flour (you can work this out from the fact that the recipe includes baking powder... I know you can do that, you've made cakes before!)

And here's a conversion site

If you come across some measuring cups though, it's worth buying them (cheap, obviously) as it's much less hassle than weighing things, you just scoop it up and bung it in!

mrbadexample

greenbee wrote: »

...you just scoop it up and bung it in!

C'mon...how are you supposed to scoop butter?

PasturesNew

mmm I love those cakes ... but can't buy them because I'd have to eat the whole thing ... and I would.

LondonDiva

I bought a McVitie's Jamaica ginger cake on Friday and forgot it was in the bottom of my bag as I merrily loaded stuff on top of it. Dug it out yesterday to find the whole thing flat as a pancake & probably all crumbs.:wall:

Not happy as I was really looking forward to it, so determined to find a way reincarnating the cake as a new bettter yummy treat., even though it would probably be easier to brave the shops and find something.

Any help with ideas?? :idea:

craftynutters

use it crumbled in sunday dishes layered with hot custard

thevicster

Would be yummy mushed up with cream or yoghurt and some mandarin slices. One of my favourite puds!

BrownGirl

I would either - heat up in microwave and serve hot with custard (doesn't matter what it looks like then!)

Or - make into a kind of trifle with the cake bits at bottom, some fruit maybe above this and then cold custard/cream on top.

Whatever you do - enjoy it

Amanda65

I used one in a tropical trifle for pud today (30p in the Christmas leftovers isle in Tesco).

Layer the Jamaican ginger cake at the bottom of a serving dish. Chop mango from a tin, pour some of the juice from the tin over the cake to soften and top with the mango. Add a layer of custard and a layer of whipped cream. You can decorate it with crystalised or stem ginger.

Leave to chill - and enjoy

babyshoes

I would just add some cream and eat it with a spoon, or even just squish the crumbs together and eat it with your fingers!!! (Assuming you don't have company, of course) I love Jamaica Ginger Cake!

Would also make a nice pud with custard, whipped cream and tinned peaches or apricots. (You could leave out the custard if you like.)

Hmm, I wonder if the crumbs would toast or if it is too sticky for that? I am imagining it used to top a fruity crumble...

Now I am craving Jamaica Ginger Cake.... *drools*

McKneff

I am now craving Ginger cake, with hot custard, got the custard, might have to go to the Coop, they dont shutt till 10