WHITE GINGERBREAD TEA CAKE

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A very pretty, light, moist tea cake. IF you use the tube or bundt pan, you can use the center as a flower vase by picking fall flowers, wrapping them in a wet towel and place in the center of the cake. I think this recipe originally came from an old Inn cookbook.

Provided by bayou-mimi

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 50m

Yield 1 tea cake

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweet butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • Mix together flour, sugar and butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
  • Add 1/2 of the tsp of the cinnamon, blend.
  • Set aside 1 cup of mixture.
  • To the rest of the mix add, ginger, mace, salt, soda and baking powder and remaining cinnamon; stir.
  • Add egg and buttermilk, beating till smooth.
  • Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
  • Sprinkle reserved crumb mix evenly over top.
  • Bake 40 minutes, or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2634.6, Fat 101, SaturatedFat 61, Cholesterol 460.4, Sodium 1609.9, Carbohydrate 400.5, Fiber 8.3, Sugar 206.9, Protein 37.4

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