Well, last week the lovely Deb the Bread from Wright’s Baking sent me a couple of packs of their bestselling ginger cake mix along with a challenge to see what unusual bake I could create with it.
I was wracking my brains, trying to think of something to impress her (some might say she is hard to impress, she can bake a mean cake herself!) whilst pouring myself a nice whisky and ginger ale. After another couple of glasses, it hit me. (no, not the floor!) I needed to make some whisky and ginger cakes; and what better shape for these little cakes than the heritage bundtlettes from Nordic Ware?!
This one’s less of a recipe and more of an ‘assembly job’ really, so let me talk you through my thought process…
Not knowing how strong tasting this ginger cake is, I was worried that the strong taste of whisky could overpower it. So, in order to boost the gingeryness of it, I finely chopped and added 2 bulbs of stem ginger to the mix. I then added the oil as per the directions on the pack but rather than 200ml of water, I used 75ml whisky and the rest water. I was testing and trying as I went along and for my pallette this was the perfect ratio.
As I was filling my prepared tin with the mixture, I felt like there may have been a little too much for just these 6 bundtlettes. When you look at how much they rose, you’ll see I was right! I could have probably gotten 8 out of the one pack, but unfortunately I only have the 1 bundtlette tin. I hope the other half is reading this and gets the hint!
Once cooled and turned out of the tin, I decorated the cakes with a little glacé icing made from 1tbsp each of whisky and syrup from the jar of stem ginger, mixed with enough icing sugar to make a thick but still just pourable paste. I drizzled this over the cakes and for a final flourish, topped with smashed ginger nut biscuits and a sprinkle of chopped stem ginger.
As it happens, I need not have worried about the strength of the ginger; the mix is really gingery and with the added stem ginger and whisky it really packs a punch which I LOVE!
You can find a list here of all the places you can buy this fab mix. I really don’t like using cake mixes usually and stay away from the ones in slim boxes in the supermarkets. However, these Wright’s mixes are excellent; they are made with the highest quality ingredients without any nasties and that REALLY comes out in the flavour and reliability of the end product. So, if you are a ‘cake mix’ sceptic like I was, give these mixes a go and you won’t look back!
As always, if you make these cakes please do send me a picture on Facebook or Twitter, I really would love to see them.
For more great bundts, check out my Pinterest board:
As always, if you make these cakes please do send me a picture on Facebook or Twitter, I really would love to see them.
For more great bundts, check out my Pinterest board:
Disclosure: I was sent the ginger cake mixes by Wright's Baking for free to try. I was not paid or required to write a positive review and any opinions expressed are my own. I have also never been paid by Kitchens Cookshop to promote them but I do because they are a FAB place to buy your bundt tins!
I really need to buy myself on of these bundt trays. seriously. Lush looking cakes Kevin. If you have any spare put them in the post.
You really do NEEED one of these tins! I love mine as I can make stunning cakes with little effort.
Lovely, cake and alcohol combined, what better could there be! Nordicware definitely on my Christmas list this year
Hope Santa brings you one or two Nordic Ware tins. I'm hoping he'll bring me one too 🙂
These make feel tipsy just ready the recipe! Love these Kevin.
They made me feel a little tipsy when I was tasting the mix at 9am to get it right! I am fine now though *hic!*