Golden ginger cake
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Preparation Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: Makes 1 large cake
An addictive recipe that will have you wanting more!
Ingredients
375ml (210 g) Snowflake cake flour
3ml baking powder
5ml bicarbonate of soda
1ml salt
8ml ground ginger
2ml ground cinnamon
3ml ground mixed spice
125ml (100 g) soft brown sugar
125ml milk
60g butter or margarine
125ml golden syrup
60g preserved ginger, coarsely chopped (optional)
1 extra-large egg
Caramel icing
60g butter or margarine
60ml (50 g) soft brown sugar
375ml (200 g) icing sugar, sifted
5ml vanilla or caramel essence
20ml milk
Method
- Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and spices together. Add sugar.
- Whisk egg and milk together and add to dry ingredients.
- Melt butter and syrup together in a small, heavy-based saucepan. Add to cake mixture and beat until smooth. Add ginger.
- Spoon mixture into a lined, greased 21 cm square or 23 cm loose-bottom springform cake pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C for about 45 minutes. Leave in pan for a few minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
- Icing: Melt butter and sugar together slowly. Add icing sugar, essence ad milk and mix until smooth. Ice cake.
