GINGER-WALNUT TUBE CAKE

Ginger-Walnut Tube Cake image

My husband, Ken, loves this tube cake with its bits of crystallized ginger. Feel free to drizzle it with a lemony glaze. -Nancy Zimmerman, Cape May Court House, NJ

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup hot brewed coffee
1 cup canola oil
1 cup light molasses
1/4 cup sour cream
2 large eggs, room temperature
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons ground ginger
2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
GLAZE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
Additional chopped crystallized ginger

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, coffee, oil, molasses and sour cream. Add eggs; beat until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, ground ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Stir in walnuts and crystallized ginger., Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and enough lemon juice to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cake; sprinkle with additional crystallized ginger.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 465 calories, Fat 20g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 369mg sodium, Carbohydrate 68g carbohydrate (45g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.