Comments on: Ginger Beer Cake

By: pigpigscorner

pigpigscorner — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:08:11 +0000

lilyk> 100g butter is just under 1/2 cup. about 0.4 cups if that make any sense.

260g flour is about 2 cups + 1 tbs flour.

By: pigpigscorner

pigpigscorner — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:03:15 +0000

strandjss>caster sugar is superfine sugar in the US. If you can’t find it, you can grind granulated sugar in a food processor or pestle and mortar.

A common brand for golden syrup is Lyles golden syrup. The colour is like honey but the consistency is like corn syrup. It has a very suble nutty taste to it. If you can’t find it, you can sub with honey or corn syrup.

By: strandjss

strandjss — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:04:50 +0000

Oh I definitely am going to bake this Friday. The only place I have found ginger beer is at the health food store – has anyone ever found this somewhere else?

Clarification on caster sugar and golden syrup….what are they?

Thanks

By: lilyk

lilyk — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:41:21 +0000

Would like to try this,but confused on the flour and butter how much in cups please? When I figure it I think it is wrong, Thanks!

By: fruitcakesinthekitchen

fruitcakesinthekitchen — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:29:02 +0000

Thanks for the info. Ive got a couple stores near me that may have it. I like that it’s spicier than ginger ale!

By: pigpigscorner

pigpigscorner — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:11:59 +0000

Thanks for your comments =)

fruitcakesinthekitchen> from what I know, ginger beer has much stronger ginger taste than ginger ale, so it’s spicier. The one I used here is alcoholic so you can find it in the beer aisle.

By: cantrelld

cantrelld — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:07:47 +0000

Ginger beer is different from Ginger ale. I have not found it in my regular supermarket, but I have bought it at Trader Joe’s and at package stores where they sell it for the Dark ‘n’ Stormy cocktail mentioned above. Gosling is one brand and there is also a Jamaican brand but I can’t remember the name.

By: 3dwoman

3dwoman — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:48:02 +0000

I cannot wait to try this! One of our great discoveries was a Dark ‘n’ Stormy cocktail in Bermuda on our honeymoon (23 years ago) and we’ve been Ginger Beer fanatics every since.

By: fruitcakesinthekitchen

fruitcakesinthekitchen — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:11:12 +0000

This may be a dumb question, but is ‘ginger beer’ the same as ‘ginger ale’? Or do I find it in the beer aisle? This recipe sounds good. I like the use of fresh ginger.

By: BaileysMom

BaileysMom — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:54:51 +0000

I love ginger beer. Never thought to put it in a cake, though, so this is definitely on my list of things to do this weekend!