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East-west Ginger Cake With Cardamon Cream

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Eggs, Dairy Eastwest2 8 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 c Canola oil
1/2 c Molasses
1/2 c Minced candied ginger
may substitute with 2
tbspns fresh
Minced ginger plus 1 tbspn
sugar
1/2 c Water
1 1/3 c Flour mix -, 1:1 cake
And all purpose flours), And all purpose flours
1 t Baking soda
1/4 t Cinnamon
1/4 t Ground cloves
1/8 t Freshly-ground black pepper
8 Sprayed rings, 8 sprayed and
sugared
Ramekins or 1 baking dish
=== CARDAMON CREAM ===
1 c Heavy cream
1/4 c Brown sugar
1 t Ground cardamom
Mint leaves, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixer, whisk together sugar, egg, oil, molasses and ginger. While
mixer is running, add water. In a large bowl mix flours, baking soda,
cinnamon, cloves and black pepper. With a large rubber spatula gently
fold-in the contents of the mixer with the dry ingredients. Fill
rings, ramekins or dish. Bake in pre-heated oven at 300 degrees for  20
to 25 minutes, or until test poker comes out clean.  For the Cardamon
Cream: Add everything to an electric mixing bowl  equipped with a whip.
Whisk on medium-high until firm.  For Plating: Place a small dollop of
cardamom cream in the middle of a  plate, this is to anchor the cake.
Unmold the spice cake and place it  on top of the cream. Put a dollop
of cream on top of the cake and  place a mint leaf in the cream.  This
recipe yields 8 servings.  Source: "EAST MEETS WEST with Ming Tsai -
(Show # MT-1B19) - from the  TV FOOD NETWORK" S(Formatted for MC5):
"11-01-1999 by Joe Comiskey -  jcomiskey@krypto.net"  Per serving: 352
Calories (kcal); 25g Total Fat; (62% calories from  fat); 1g Protein;
32g Carbohydrate; 64mg Cholesterol; 186mg Sodium  Food Exchanges: 0
Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5  Fat; 2 Other
Carbohydrates  Recipe by: Ming Tsai  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 406
Calories From Fat: 223
Total Fat: 25.3g
Cholesterol: 64mg
Sodium: 188.2mg
Potassium: 356.4mg
Carbohydrates: 45.8g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 35.2g
Protein: 1.5g


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