Name: Gingerbread with Cape Gooseberries
Yield: 6-8 servings
Ingredients: Crème fraîche or whipped cream; ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed (remove all lumps); 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¾ cup buttermilk; 2 eggs plus 1 yolk; ½ cup light molasses; Big pinch salt; 5 tablespoons butter; 7-ounce container Cape gooseberries; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 1¾ cups flour; 1 tablespoon ground ginger

Preparation info

6-8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

About

Tart berries add moisture and a citrusy edge to this rich gingerbread. For a soft cake, wrap in plastic and let mellow a day before serving.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
7-ounce container Cape gooseberries
1¾

Method

Melt butter on low heat; set aside to cool. Remove and discard husks from about ¾ container of berries. Rinse well, then quarter. You should have a bit more than ¾ cup fruit. Add more to make that amount, if necessary. Sift together flour, ginger, coriander, and cinnamon. Butter and flour 9-inch square pan.
In medium bowl of electric stand mixer beat eggs, yolk

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