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Bee sting cake
Fruit and vegetables
candied
lime
zest
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250g/9oz
plain flour
, plus extra for dusting
Cooking ingredients
1½ tsp fast-action dried
yeast
½ tsp
salt
1 tbsp
honey
75ml/5 tbsp
honey
2 pieces
stem ginger
, very finely sliced
½ tsp ground
cinnamon
250g/9oz
icing sugar
, well sifted
2 tbsp
honey
2 tbsp ginger syrup (from the jar of
stem ginger
)
2 pieces
stem ginger
, finely chopped (optional)
Dairy, eggs and chilled
60ml/4 tbsp tepid
milk
2 free-range
eggs
85g/3oz
butter
, softened
125g/4½oz
butter
, softened
Other
1–2 tsp
whisky
, bourbon or rum (to taste)
1–2 tsp
whisky
, bourbon or rum (optional)
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