1.27.2009

Tuesdays with Dorie: Fresh Ginger and Chocolate Gingerbread

Hooray for Tuesdays! I love a new Dorie recipe. At first, I didn't really feel like making gingerbread.. it felt too Christmasy, and I wasn't in the mood. But like many Dorie recipes, I was surprised by how good it was!

I made 1/2 the recipe, and used a loaf pan instead of a 9x9. I think the little slices look cute, and they're actually a sane portion. Those squares looked huge, Dorie!

Oh- forgot to mention my baking drama. I took the loaf out after 30 minutes, thinking it was done. Then after after 10 minutes, when I was ready to ice it, I realized it wasn't cooked completely through. So I threw it back in the oven for another 15 minutes and it came out fine.

*Find the recipe here. Thanks, Heather- great choice!

**Tuesdays with Dorie is a group of bloggers baking through Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours.
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12 comments:

  1. LillianJanuary 27, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    I love all the different shapes people used for this recipe -- it makes things so much more interesting!

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  2. TaniaJanuary 27, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    I agree with Lillian, there have been so many different shapes and versions of this cake. I like the loaf! Looks yummy.

    Tania

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    I love your gingerbread loaf. It looks delicious. YUM!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 6:09 PM

    It looks like it turned out great as a loaf!

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  5. Cooking for Comfort by JenniferJanuary 27, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    WOW! What a beautiful job! Your loaf looks SO good!!!!

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  6. Kimberly JohnsonJanuary 27, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    Baking it in a loaf pan was a brilliant idea! You're right about yours looking like "sane" portions! Beautifully done.

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  7. dharmagirlJanuary 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    your loaf is gorgeous:)

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  8. The Food LibrarianJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:51 AM

    Glad it worked out!! Looks very good. Love the loaf shape - for some reason I think they are 'bread' and therefore less unhealthy! :)

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:05 PM

    HA! I made a loaf as well and I did the same exact thing! Except I didn't realize it wans't SUPPOSED to be a loaf until 10 minutes in to baking it! Yours looks great!

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  10. Sherry Trifle - Lovely CatsJanuary 29, 2009 at 5:41 AM

    Your gingerbread cake looks great - it is beautifully shaped. I like that you used a loaf pan - it's more traditional.

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  11. kimberly salemJanuary 29, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    your loaf looks wonderful! glad the second bake worked :) you're right, those squares were WAY too big for any normal person to eat.

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  12. Jules SomeoneJanuary 31, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    Looks good. I hadn't thought to use a loaf pan.

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