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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal198
  • fat8g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs29g
  • sugars17g
  • fibre1g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.3g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and butter and line a 900g loaf tin. Put the honey, butter and sugar in a saucepan and warm over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter has melted and the sugar dissolved. Remove from the heat and pour in the milk and vanilla, then set aside to cool.

  • step 2

    Tip the flour into a bowl with the baking powder, spices and a pinch of salt. Add the egg, then gently fold in along with the melted butter mixture. Once combined, tip into the prepared tin, place on a baking tray, and bake for 40 mins until springy to the touch and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool for 10 mins in the tin, then place on a cooling rack and leave to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container for up to four days.

Recipe tip: a twist

Gingerbread fritters
Dip slices of the loaf in beaten egg, then fry in foaming butter until golden. Serve hot with a scoop of ice cream, and a spoonful of whipped cream or leftover brandy butter.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2020

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Overall rating

A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.33 ratings

PollyLana

Easy recipe. Upped the ginger to 3tsp as we like a strong ginger taste. All ovens are different and this took 45 mins in mine. Had some syrup left from a jar of stem ginger which I brushed over the top. Lighter more spongy bake than others I’ve made but delicious.

hamilton91367

Please can you add the quantities?

goodkatie

there are no quantities with ingredients...are we supposed to guess?

liliana98512

Sorry I missed the 200g for the flour, but they are back, just in case I am copying and pasting for you 100g butter, plus extra for the tin 100g honey 125g dark brown demerara sugar 4 tbsp milk ½ tsp vanilla extract 200g self-raising flour ¼ tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground…

David Chance

This is gloriously flavoursome. And the recipe and cook times were spot on.

karyn.steer57942

Terrible fail. Despite following the recipe exactly, this cake rose on the outside, sank in the middle and was damp and undercooked as well as being crispy and tough. A big waste of ingredients, as I doubled everything to make 2 cakes. The resulting mess smells nice, which is the only positive. One…

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