Ginger cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 1
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- 60g butter
- 125g golden syrup
- 100g plain flour
- 25g self raising flour
- 1teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.5 teaspoon mixed spice
- 100g caster sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 125ml milk
- 1 egg, beaten
Method
step 1
Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin or a 2lb loaf tin.step 2
Pre-heat oven to 170c/gas mark 3. I've got a fan oven to I set mine to 160c.step 3
Put butter and golden syrup ina small saucepan and melt over a low heat, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat.step 4
Sift both flours, the soda and the spices into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and salt , give it a good stir, then add the egg and milk mixing until smooth. Gradually add the melted butter/syrup mix, stirring until well combined.step 5
Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 50-55mins (fan oven I would say 40-45mins) until risen and firm to the touch. Allow to cool in the tin for 5mins before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
