Gingerbread Cake
Ingredients
9
Servings
8
Gingerbread Cake
Ingredients
100 gram (4 ounce) butter
225 gram (8 ounce) golden syrup
50 gram (2 ounce) dark brown muscovado sugar
2 medium eggs
150 millilitre (1/4 pint) milk
225 gram (8 ounce) plain flour
2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
2 teaspoon Mixed Spice
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Grease and line a 900g (2 lb) loaf tin. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.
- 2 Melt the butter with the golden syrup and brown sugar in a saucepan. Beat the eggs and milk together.
- 3 Sift the flour, Ginger, Mixed Spice and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the butter and sugar and the egg mixture. Beat well until a smooth batter is formed.
- 4 Pour into the tin and bake for 40 minutes until well risen and golden.
- 5 Best kept for a week before eating.