Congresbury Ginger Shortcake Recipe

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Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 4hrs20 mins

Total: 5hrs

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 wedges

Congresbury Ginger Shortcake Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup butter

¼ cup white sugar

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground ginger

¼ cup confectioners' sugar

¼ cup butter

1 tablespoon golden syrup

1 teaspoon ground ginger

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan or springform pan.

Step 2

Cream the 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup white sugar until smooth. Sift together the flour baking powder and 1 teaspoon ground ginger. Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar and stir until combined forming a stiff dough.

Step 3

Pat the dough into the prepared pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the shortcake is firm and pale golden on top. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for ten minutes and then remove it from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack.

Step 4

Transfer the cake to a serving plate. Combine the confectioners' sugar 1/4 cup butter golden syrup and 1 teaspoon ginger in a saucepan; heat over medium-low heat until the butter and sugar have melted. Pour the warm glaze over the shortcake and refrigerate the cake to set the glaze. When cool cut the cake into 8 wedges.

Nutritional Information

Congresbury Ginger Shortcake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 286.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.6g 5%

Carbohydrates: 30.4g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 10.8g

Fat: 17.5g 27%

Saturated Fat: 11g 55%

Cholesterol: 45.8mg 15%

Vitamin A Iu: 532.5IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 2mg 15%

Folate: 43.7mcg 11%

Calcium: 43.4mg 4%

Iron: 1.2mg 7%

Magnesium: 6.6mg 2%

Potassium: 36.6mg 1%

Sodium: 185.7mg 7%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 157.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.