Many people know the unique taste of Tula gingerbread from childhood. Sweet and spicy, topped with thick jam and icing. You can translate this masterpiece of confectionery art into a hearty fragrant cake. The pie is suitable for those who are fasting or follow a strict vegetarian diet.
It is necessary
- - water (highly carbonated) - 150 ml
- - vegetable oil - 50 ml
- - sugar - 50 g
- - honey - 6 tablespoons
- - baking powder - 1 tsp
- - ground cinnamon - 0.5 tsp
- - ground ginger - 0.5 tsp
- - wheat flour - 200 g
- - apricot jam - 4 tablespoons
- - lemon - 1 pc.
- - icing sugar - 150 g
- - burnt sugar - 1 tsp
Instructions
Step 1
Combine the following ingredients in a deep bowl: honey, sugar and vegetable oil. It is better to take honey of dark varieties, from which the aroma and color of the cake will benefit. Vegetable oil is suitable for unrefined sunflower oil. If the honey has crystallized, then the mixture needs to be slightly warmed up in a water bath. Add sparkling water and half the total flour. Then this mixture must be mixed well.
Step 2
Add the remaining half of the flour, mixed with baking powder and spices, and burnt sugar to add color. Stir the resulting thick dough until smooth.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease the bottom and sides of a baking dish with vegetable oil, then pour out the dough and place the baking dish in a hot oven.
Step 3
Bake for about 15 - 20 minutes, checking the readiness of the pie with a match. Remove the hot cake from the mold, let it stand for a while to cool the cake a little. Cut into two cakes, grease the bottom with apricot jam, then cover with the top. Mix the icing sugar with lemon juice to make a white, smooth, slightly viscous mass. Grease the top and sides of the cake with this icing.
