Lemon Ginger Cake Soak

teas.co.uk · 5 min + soaking · Soaks 1 loaf

You'll need

• 2 Good Earth Lemon, Ginger and Turmeric tea bags
• 80ml just boiled water
• Juice of half a lemon
• 60g caster sugar
• 1 baked or good shop bought ginger cake or lemon loaf, still warm

Method

1. Steep the 2 bags in 80ml just boiled water for 5 minutes for a strong, deeply gingery brew, then squeeze and remove.
2. Stir the lemon juice and sugar into the hot tea until the sugar dissolves into a loose syrup.
3. Warm the loaf briefly if cool (3 minutes at 140C) so it accepts the soak; warm cake drinks more than cold.
4. Prick the top all over with a skewer, then spoon or brush the warm soak slowly over so it sinks in rather than runs off, in two or three goes.
5. Leave to cool fully in the tin; the soak sets into the crumb and the ginger deepens overnight.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/cocktails/lemon ginger cake soak/