Spiced Bread - Gingerman cake

Method

1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan, remove it from the heat, add the honey and dilute, stirring. Pour the mix in a bowl, add 100 g of butter (previously melted in a small saucepan or in the microwave oven) and mix with a beater. Add the flour and the baking powder and mix vigorously to remove possible lumps. Add the brown sugar, the egg and a pinch of salt.
2. Finally, add the spices and the cut up nuts, and mix until homogeneous.
3. Oil the GINGERMAN CAKE mould with the remaining butter (only required the first time the mould is used). Pour the mix and bake in the preheated oven at 180 ºC for 30-35 minutes.
4. Then, prick the cake with a toothpick to check the baking. If the toothpick does not come out clean, bake for 5 more minutes at 160 ºC. Let cool down, remove from the mould and turn over to decorate. Serve warm or cold.
5. DECORATE YOUR GINGERMAN CAKE WITH ROYAL ICING: 250 g of icing (powdered) sugar 1 egg white 10 drops of lemon juice Preparation: Whisk all the ingredients for 5 minutes. Add the chosen colouring (better in powder or paste) and mix until obtaining the desired shade. Put the mix in a device to draw the shapes (e.g. Lékué’s Decopen). Draw the shapes directly on the cake. You can also draw them on an adequate surface (e.g. Lékué’s silicone cooking sheet) and, once dry, stick them to the cake with a bit of royal icing. The shape will be neater this way. 1. - Draw the eyes 2. - Draw the mouth 3. - Dress the man with buttons and scarf 4. - Draw the lines of gloves and shoes 5. Enjoy GINGERMAN CAKE with the family Try other decoration options: • Candies or chocolates (eyes, buttons, hair) • Candied ginger (for the buttons) • Candy floss or Kataifi paste (beard or hair)