Name: Ginger Green Tea Loaf Cake
Total time: 70 min
Yield: Makes 10 slices
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 tea bags of Twinings Ginger Green Tea; 200ml freshly boiled water, cooled for about a minute (around 80C); 200g self-raising flour; 175g unsalted butter, softened; 150g caster sugar; 3 medium eggs; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 4 tablespoons honey, for the drizzle

This is a proper ginger loaf that uses a strong brew of Twinings Ginger Green Tea as its liquid, so the ground ginger leads while the tea adds a faint green note underneath. While it is still warm from the oven you spoon over a honey and lemon drizzle, which soaks in and keeps the crumb soft for days.

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⏱ 70 min 🍽 Makes 10 slices 📊 Easy 📚 Biscuit Recipes

You'll need

4 tea bags of Twinings Ginger Green Tea
200ml freshly boiled water, cooled for about a minute (around 80C)
200g self raising flour
175g unsalted butter, softened
150g caster sugar
3 medium eggs
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 tablespoons honey, for the drizzle

Method

Let the water cool a minute, steep 3 of the bags for 4 minutes, lift them out and leave to cool. Keep the fourth bag back for the drizzle.
Heat the oven to 170C fan and line a 2lb (900g) loaf tin with baking paper.
Cream the butter and sugar until pale, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
Fold in the flour, ground ginger and baking powder, then stir in 5 tablespoons of the cooled strong tea to loosen to a soft dropping consistency.
Spoon into the tin and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until risen and a skewer comes out clean.
Make the drizzle: steep the last bag in 50ml just boiled water for 4 minutes, stir in the honey, then spoon over the warm cake and leave to cool in the tin.
Substitute a tablespoon of the ground ginger with freshly grated root ginger for a sharper, more aromatic crumb.

What you'll end up with: A tender, spiced ginger loaf with a sticky honeyed top and just a whisper of green tea in the background.

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🛒 Made with this tea

Twinings Ginger Green Tea, 20 Tea Bags 40g£4.50