A ginger cake cut into squares with cups of tea on the side

Easy ginger cake

Name: Easy ginger cake
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Cuts into 16
Ingredients: 150g butter plus extra for the tin; 200g golden syrup; 200g treacle; 100g light brown sugar; 2 balls stem ginger finely grated plus 1 tbsp syrup; 1 tbsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 200ml milk; 2 large eggs; 300g self-raising flour

Anna Glover

Published: February 8, 2021 at 3:46 PM

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Cuts into 16

Easy

Total time: 55 mins

+ Cooling

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This aromatic ginger cake comes laced with two types of ginger and is made dark and sticky with treacle and brown sugar. Savour a square alongside a strong brew

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Ingredients

Nutrition

150g butter

plus extra for the tin
200g golden syrup
200g treacle
100g light brown sugar
2 balls stem ginger

finely grated plus 1 tbsp syrup
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
200ml milk
2 large eggs
300g self-raising flour

Nutrition: per serving

kcal259
fat9g
saturates6g
carbs40g
sugars26g
fibre1g
protein4g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Butter and line a 20-23cm square cake tin. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
step 2

Heat the butter, syrup, treacle and sugar in a large pan over a medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the butter has melted. Remove from the heat, leave to cool for a few minutes, then stir in the stem ginger and syrup, the spices and a pinch of salt. Stir in the milk and eggs. Sieve over the flour and briefly stir to combine, making sure there are no pockets of flour.
step 3

Scrape into the prepared tin (it will be quite a loose mixture) and cook for 40-50 mins, until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin before slicing into squares. Will keep for one week in an airtight container, or frozen for up to three months.

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