This chocolate and ginger loaf cake recipe from Paul A Young packs a real punch, with crystallised stem ginger and cardamom wonderfully offset by the sweet raisins and rich chocolate. The contents of the cake are soaked in Assam tea overnight before baking, giving the loaf a rich, complex flavour perfect for afternoon tea.
Congratulations to winner Steve Birkin (Mansfield).
There is nothing quite like a well brewed cup of tea to set the world to rights - a time honoured tradition that saw kettles up and down the country set to boil in time for a well deserved afternoon tea. A break from the steam of the afternoon, a hot cuppa to set you up for the rest of the day and a moment of leisure to be enjoyed with a biscuit or slice of cake.
We have all had that moment when, it doen't matter if it is a new recipe or a tried and tested favourite, for some reason this time something is just missing. We can't put our finger (or tastebuds) on it but we simply know the flavour needs.... a little 'something' extra. Now thanks to a Surrey company, we may just have found that missing link in the menu.
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