Ginger Cake
Makes 1 large or 2 small cakes
Ingredients
- 200 grams plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 3 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice
- 100 grams butter
- 100 grams dark muscovado sugar
- 100 grams black treacle
- 100 grams golden syrup
- 250 grams milk
- 1 egg
Method
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and ground mixed spice in a bowl
- Rub in the butter
- Add the dark muscovado sugar, black treacle, golden syrup, milk, and egg and beat to a smooth batter
- Pour into a single large (800 gram) loaf tin or two small (400 gram) loaf tins lined with greaseproof paper
- Bake in a 180C conventional oven for 45 minutes
Info
Once the cake has cooled, store in a plastic bag for several days before eating.
This recipe is adapted from a recipe by Atlas Cafe, Leicester
Warning
The cakes sunk in the middle a bit when I baked them. Try reducing the milk a little bit.