Marie Cookpad

  This week I was craving a cake. Oh, we still have Christmas cake left, but I wanted cake cake.  Something without raisins and currants and peel . . .  just cake. Something that I could just sit down and enjoy a slice of with a nice hot cup of herbal tea.   It didn't have to be fancy smancy . . .  just pleasant and satisfying.  I toyed with making a Victoria Sandwich Cake (which is our favourite cake) or a Coffee Walnut Cake (another favourite), but they just weren't ticking the boxes of my desire.   I wanted something spicy and dense, dark and delicious and then I remembered this gingerbread cake recipe that I have had in my big blue binder for about a bazillion years. In fact I think its been about a bazillion years since I have made it.   You cannot call it a pretty cake by any stretch.  It is the ugly step sister of pretty cake.  The country cousin of the city mouse . . . a cake you might be tempted to overlook when glancing upon ...

  If you are looking for a fabulous dessert to finish your Christmas celebratory meal with I say look no further!  This wonderful Christmas Gingerbread Roll fits the bill on all counts! Not only is this really delicious but it is also very simple to make.   I am not sure what it is about those warm baking spices and gingerbread.  They go together with Christmas like peas and carrots!   The cake smells heavenly when it is baking . . .  the scent of Christmas  . . .  ginger and cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and a bit of ground cardamom for good measure . . .   I think Mary Berry herself would be very proud of the distinct roll I achieved, don't you?   Flavoured and sweetened with warm, earthy molasses and fragrant vanilla  . . .   That filling is lush and moreish  . . .  light . . .   Its simply whipped cream mixed with lemon curd  . . .  perfectly flavoured.   Not too sweet, not too tart . . .  j...