Gingerbread

Ingredients

• 110 g Block Margarine or Butter
• 100 g Golden Syrup (see Golden Syrup note below)
• 100 g Treacle
• 150 ml Milk
• 225 g Self-raising Flour (see Self-raising Flour note below)
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 55 g Soft Light Brown Sugar
• 4 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 tsp Mixed Spice
• 2 Free-range Eggs (at room temperature; see Egg Size note below)
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg

Instructions

1. 1

   Pre-heat your oven to 160°c (140°c for fan assisted ovens or Gas Mark 2), line a 2lb loaf tin with some greaseproof paper and set aside.

2. 2

   In a saucepan, warm the butter/margarine, golden syrup and treacle over a low heat until melted and just combined. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk. Set aside to cool.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, sift in the flour, baking powder, sugar, ginger and spices. Add the melted mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.

4. 4

   Add the eggs to the batter and mix until combined.

5. 5

   Transfer the batter to your pre-lined loaf tin and bake in your pre-heated oven for 1 hour - 1 hour 30 mins. You'll know the cake is ready when a skewer inserted comes out clean.

6. 6

   Loosely cover the top of the loaf with a sheet of tin foil and allow to cool in the oven.