Ginger, Cherry and Pineapple cake

Prep Time: 0:15
Cook Time: 0:45
Serves: 0

Ingredients / Shopping List

 

250 margarine

250g SR Flour

250 caster sugar

3 eggs separated

150g raisins or sultanas

100g diced glace ginger

150g glace cherries

200g drained pineapple rings

50g toasted almonds

Prep to Cook: Food mixer, mixing bowl, basin, spatula, baking parchment liner for cake tin, vegetable knife, chopping board, pan and bowl for melting.  Round or oblong cake tin lined with non-stick baking parchment on the base and grease the sides.

Prep: Separate the eggs and whisk the whites in a food mixer with half of the caster sugar

Check this meringue is fairly stiff and firm and leave to stand.

Melt the margarine over a pan of hot water allow to cool slightly

Chop the drained tinned pineapple very finely on a chopping board

In a large mixing bowl combine the egg yolks, melted margarine and pineapple and sultanas

Add halved and chopped glace cherries and the remaining sugar 

Add the glace ginger (finely diced) and stir well

Fold all this into the beaten egg whites

Finally add the SR flour and stir thoroughly

Tip into prepared tin and put in oven at 180ºC or Gas mark 4 for 45 minutes

Sprinkle with almonds before putting in the oven

Check it out!

Make me a cake as best as you can!  Create a cake to slice for picnics, snacks or tea-time. Try this ginger, cherry and pineapple cake for a fruit cake with a difference.

Glace ginger needs to be finely chopped.  It can be strong in flavour.

Recipe Science

Cooks Know How:   Making a big cake to cut up is rewarding and relaxing.  This recipe uses glace fruits, or fruits preserved in syrup.  Chop the glace fruits up well so that they divide throughout the cake spreading their flavour and colour. Use three techniques, whisk, melt and stir to create the cake.  The egg whites are whisked to keep a light  texture.  The margarine is melted and coats the dried fruits.  Finally the mxing of all the ingredients completes the process.  The extra sugar coming from the glace fruits tends to make this cake sweet and moist. 

Cook the cake gently so that it cooks through without burning the crust.