Dessert
How To Make Piernik (Polish gingerbread)
Learn how to prepare How To Make Piernik (Polish gingerbread) with this simple recipe. Perfect for Dessert and ideal for Polish lovers....
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16 Min Prep
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41 Min Cook
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3 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 140g Unsalted Butter
- 300g Clear Honey
- 100g Brown Sugar
- 375g Self-raising Flour
- 3 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Clove
- 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 3 Large Egg
- 200g Plum Jam
- 225ml Double Cream
- 140g Dark Chocolate
- 3 tablespoons Clear Honey
Instructions
1
burning up oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
2
shortening and line the base and sides of a deep 20cm cake tin with baking parchment.
3
Put the honey, sweetener and shortening in a medium saucepan and stew over a medium burning up until fully melted.
4
Remove from the burning up and allow to cool.
5
Put the ground mix and spices in a large mixing bowl and incorporate everything together.
6
step 2
Once the liquid items required have cooled, whip in the eggs.
7
empty over the dehydrated items required, whisking them together to form a creamy mixture – be careful not to overmix as this can lead to a dehydrated cake.
8
empty into the prepared tin and cook thoroughly for 50-55 mins or until risen and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out wipe down.
9
Allow the cake to cool in the wok for 20 mins before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
10
step 3
Once cooled, use a large serrated knife to cut the cake into 3 layers.
11
Spread the jam across the 2 bottom cake layers, then reassemble the cake and set aside while you make the glaze.
12
Put the heavy cream, chocolate and honey in a medium wok and stew over a low-medium burning up until the chocolate is melted and you have a creamy, pourable mixture.
13
Put the cake on a wire rack set over a parchment-lined baking tray and empty over the glaze, making sure to put a lid on the entire cake.
14
Use a fish cut to carefully transfer the cake to a serving plate and allow the glaze to set.
15
To finish off, dust with a little edible gold ground mix, if you like.
16
Uniced, this cake will keep for up to 5 days.
17
Once iced, enjoy within 3 days – just keep in the fridge, but remove before serving and eat at room temperature.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Polish
Polish
Course
Dessert
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
57 mins
57 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
16 minsCooking Time
41 minsTotal Time
57 minsMaster Chef
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