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Recipe ~ Spiced Plum Gingerbread Cake

 

SPICED PLUM GINGERBREAD CAKE

1/4 cup spiced plum tea leaves
8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup full-flavored molasses
1/2 cup light-colored corn syrup
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups powdered sugar

1. Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside.

2. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, add the tea, and steep for 5 minutes. Strain, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible. Don’t worry if some of the leaves fall through. Melt the butter; stir it together with the brown sugar, molasses, and corn syrup. Set mixture aside to cool.

3. In the bowl of a food processor combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; cover and process. Add the butter-sugar mixture; cover and process. Add the eggs and lemon zest and blend until smooth.

4. Stir the baking soda into 1 cup of the tea. It will be foamy. Stir the mixture into the batter, mixing well, then pour into the prepared pan. Bake in a 350° oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until top is springy and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

5. Combine 2 tablespoons remaining tea with lemon juice. Sift in powdered sugar; whisk until combined. Add additional tea, 1 teaspoon at a time, until a thick but spreadable icing is achieved. Discard any remaining tea. Pour icing over the cooled gingerbread cake and let set. Makes one 10-inch cake (12 servings). 
 

Credits:  Photo and recipe from Country Home.

loverlorn

LOVELORN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

Synonyms:

bereft; lovelorn; unbeloved

Similar:

unloved (not loved)

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sweeping

• - ‹movement› amplio;
• - ‹gesture› dramático, histriónico 
• - (indiscriminate) (pej): that's rather a ~ statement, isn't it? ¿no estás generalizando demasiado? 
• - (far-reaching) ‹reforms/changes-radical;
  ‹powers› amplio.

-  That's rather a sweeping statement. (eso es mucho decir...)
- You aren't black enough. “Who goes around making such sweeping statement?” you may ask. Sadly, the answer to that is, “Many, many people. Too many in fact” (source)

scrumptious

scrumptious /'skrʌmpʃəs/

adjetivo (colloq) ‹meal› para chuparse los dedos (fam), riquísimo...

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tantalizing

tantalizing /'tæntḷaɪzɪŋ / || /'tæntəlaɪzɪŋ/ adjetivo: tentador

1. transitive verb To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach.

"Ah, Frederick; why again tantalize me with your promises, and false prospects. — 
The Black-Sealed Letter Or, The Misfortunes of a Canadian Cockney.

(a tantalizing dessert)

spellbound

I’m spellbound by this (place, picture...)
embelesado, maravillado
spellbounding

rambuctious

frumpy

frumpy:
desaliñado,-a:
- that old dress makes you look frumpy,
- ese vestido viejo te da un aspecto desaliñado

supercilious

supercilious- means haughty, patronizing, contemptuous
desdeñoso, altanero, condescendiente, despectivo (respectivamente)

Joyce's supercilious manner really covers up deep insecurity, said Willis.

resourceful

Because When You’re the 4th Child You Learn To Be Resourceful

Resourceful - Ingenioso

We're looking for someone resourceful, especially under pressure.

- Estamos buscando a alguien ingenioso, sobre todo bajo presión.

reluctantly

leaving the kid's playground reluctantly
a (mi, tu, su...) pesar, a regañadientes

quirky

quirky ['kwɜ:kɪ] adjetivo estrafalario,-a

Gifted

Gifted - dotado

Da Vinci was an extremely gifted person.
Da Vinci era una persona superdotada

Trustworthy

Trustworthy - de confianza

You can tell her anything, she's very trustworthy.

Le puedes contar cualquier cosa, es de confianza.

trusty

dependable, reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"

faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"

honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

untimely

-Ocurring or done at inappropiate time, inopportune.
-Ocurring to soon; premature. -an untimely death

death/end: muerte, fin prematuro
arrival: inoportuno, intempestivo
untimely end: un final inoportuno

adv: inopportunely, prematurely.
untimeliness
- An untimely frost can ruin the crops that are not harvested.
Antonyms: appropriate, opportune, timely

Eerie

Eerie night...

Eerie - inquietante, fantasmagórico

That's an eerie noise.

adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious;

"an eerie feeling of déjà vu"

syn: {eery}, {spooky}

2: so strange as to inspire a feeling of fear;
"an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods";
"an eerie midnight howl"
syn: {eery; also: {eeriest}, {eerier}

Adjectives about personality

spoilt: children behave badly because they are given everything they want.
competitive: people always wan to win.
selfish: people think about themselves and not about other people.
agressive: people get anglry quickly and like fighting and arguing.
charming: people have an attractive personality that makes people like them.
sensible: people have common sense and are practical.
sociable: people are friendly and enjoy being with other people.
manipulative: people are good at influencing other people to do what they want.
moody: people are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.
independent: people like doing things on their own, without help.
bossy: people like giving orders to other people.
affectionate: people show that they love or like people very much.
reliable: people are people you can trust or depend on.
sensitive: people understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.
ambitious: people want to be succesful in life.
jealous: people think that someone loves another person more than them, or wants wuant other people have.
Are they positive, negative or neutral characteristics?

crisp

crisp [krɪsp]

I

adjetivo 1 (tostada, fritos, fruta) crujiente 2 (verduras) fresco,-a 3 (billete de banco, etc) nuevo,-a 4 (aire) frío,-a y vigorizante 5 (persona) seco,-a, tajante

II

n GB (potato) crisp, patata frita (de bolsa) otros: -crisp air: pelo encrespado -crisp apple: manzana crujiente -crisp white: blanco inmaculado -'crisp' in this sense is to do with the feel of the material and has nothing to do with its colour. In a book, for example, someone may talk about the glorious feeling of slipping between crisp, white sheets. It's the feel which counts - that they are freshly laundered, probably using starch, and there is a slight resistence as you get into them. Its crisp black and white or black

DOC:

If the Seven Dwarfs have a leader, it has to be Doc (though he's far too good-natured to ever make it official). When there's an important decision to be made, Doc is usually the one to make it. After returning to the cottage to find it mysteriously tidied up, he nervously demands: "Search every cook an' nanny, uh, hook an' granny, uh, crooked fan -- uh, search everywhere." Doc's mind often works faster than his mouth when he's excited, but his judgment's always sound. Doc takes it upon himself to convince his fellows that the hardships they must endure in allowing Snow White to stay are worth it -- even that strange custom of washing up. And only he knows how to get that "old warthog" Grumpy into the wash trough.

Sometimes Doc himself doesn't know how wise he is. As the dwarfs leave for the mine after Snow White arrives, he warns Snow White, "Now don't forget, my dear, the old Queen's a sly one, full of witchcraft. So beware of strangers."