B is for Black Beans! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet. It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.
Or in this case, Gingerbread Birthday Log! Who says gingerbread is only for the holidays? Not me, I love it year-round! For several years I've had a rolled cake on my culinary bucket list and when I was searching for something to make for my birthday this recipe from Taste of Home caught my eye. Fair warning, this is a recipe that requires a lot of ingredients, has a lot of steps and requires a lot of dish washing afterwards. Spoiler alert: it was absolutely worth it! Start by sifting together the dry ingredients, cake flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, pepper and salt. You do not want to skip this step, it ensures a nice light cake. Combine dark brown sugar, molasses, 5 egg yolks, vegetable oil and freshly grated ginger. Add the dry ingredients into the wet until they just start to come together. Over mixing will get you a rubbery cake in the end. Beat together the egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Beat in granulated sugar until y...