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Tuesdays with Dorie: Fresh Ginger and Chocolate Gingerbread

January 27, 2009 · 12 Comments

Fresh ginger and chocolate gingerbread

I’ve sung about the virtues of ginger before. I am a huge fan of it…and I mean huge. I’m convinced it’s nature’s cure for indigestion, bloating and nausea, which I’m cursed with.

Mixing ingredients for fresh ginger and chocolate gingerbread Batter for fresh ginger and chocolate gingerbread

So pair ginger with another favorite of mine, and I know the recipe can’t go wrong. And indeed, Dorie Greenspan’s Fresh Ginger and Chocolate Gingerbread was sooo right. In every way. Spicy ginger and chunks of chocolate, suspended in a moist cake and then slathered with more chocolate…mmm.

Crystallized ginger and a cinnamon stick

I made a few substitutions to her original recipe–I used Smart Balance instead of butter, replaced half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour, swapped crystallized ginger for the stem ginger and omitted the cloves and added nutmeg instead. 

Freshly baked ginger and chocolate gingerbread

If you couldn’t tell, I loved this dessert. The gingerbread came out beautifully, and tasted grand too. The flavors were even better with each passing day, as they got stronger and more concentrated. The chocolate icing made the gingerbread that much more decadent.

I cut my gingerbread into 15 squares, and thought each piece was the perfect size.

Slice of Fresh Ginger and Chocolate Gingerbread

Thanks, Heather, for this week’s tasty pick! To get Dorie’s recipe for Fresh Ginger and Chocoloate Gingerbread, visit Heather’s blog, Sherry Trifle. And see how the other TWD bakers did with their gingerbread!

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12 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Sabrina // Jan 27, 2009 at 10:53 am

    So very pretty! Nice job!

  • 2 Danielle // Jan 27, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Your cake came out great! Good job.

  • 3 joelen // Jan 27, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Yours came out beuatifully!!

  • 4 Vibi // Jan 27, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    I’m glad you enjoyed it so much… true, it was one darn good chocolate gingerbread! …perfectly squared at that! Beautiful, Happytummy!

  • 5 Jill // Jan 27, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    It looks beautiful! I used Smart Balance too, and I thought it turned out great.

  • 6 Teanna // Jan 27, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    Wow! How gorgeous are your photos! And I love the healthy changes you made to this recipe!

  • 7 Joanna // Jan 27, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    pretty photos! You’ve got a good eye.

  • 8 pinkstripes // Jan 27, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Your gingerbread is gorgeous and your pictures are great. I loved this recipe too.

  • 9 dharmagirl // Jan 27, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    once again, your photos are stunning!!! you reminded me that i too eschewed cloves in favor of nutmeg.

    ginger is awesome, tasty, and powerful stuff:)

  • 10 teaandscones // Jan 28, 2009 at 6:54 am

    Very nice. Love your photos.

  • 11 carolina // Jan 28, 2009 at 9:41 am

    What an amazing post. Everything looks great, especially the guest of honor, the gingerbread. This is really a job well done!

  • 12 Jacque // Jan 31, 2009 at 9:27 am

    It does look perfect! Mmmm, glad you enjoyed it.

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