Ginger Cake

Ginger Cake is a traditional British recipe for a classic moist ginger-flavoured sponge-type cake with brown sugar, treacle and fruit that's leavened with bicarbonate of soda. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Ginger Cake.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

80 minutes

Total Time:

100 minutes

Serves:

8

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesBaking RecipesCake RecipesBritish Recipes


Ingredients:

360g plain flour
180g butter
90g brown sugar
360g black treacle
60g sultanas
120g mixed peel
60g preserved ginger, finely chopped
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground ginger
3 eggs
3 tbsp milk

Method:

Sift together the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger into a bowl. Add the sultanas, mixed peel and preserved ginger and stir to combine. Meanwhile add the treacle, butter and sugar to a pan heat gently until the butter melts and the treacle becomes liquid. Beat together the eggs and milk, add to the treacle mix and take off the heat. Stir to combine then make a well in the flour and pour the treacle mix into this.

Beat thoroughly to combine then turn into a 18cm square cake tin that's been lightly greased and lined with greaseproof paper. Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 160°C and bake for 75 minutes, or until the top is coloured and the cake is firm to the touch. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Store in an air-tight tin.

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