Gingerbread
A tasty ginger "cake" which goes equally well with a cup of tea or in a bowl with custard
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Cake, Snack
Keyword: cake, gingerbread
Dry Ingredients
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- A pinch of salt
Wet and warm ingredients
- 85 g butter or margarine
- 60 g demerara sugar
- Two or more good sized teaspoons of golden syrup optional
Preparatory tasks
Preheat the oven to 160 C
Line a 9in x 9in baking tin with greaseproof paper
Measure and sift the flour into a mixing bowl
Add the ground ginger and salt with the flour
Cooking
Melt the butter in a saucepan over a gentle heat
Add the sugar and stir until dissolved
Add the golden syrup if desired
Mixing
Measure the milk into a jug
Crack the egg into the milk and briefly whisk together
Add the milk/egg mixture to the mixing bowl
Add the warm butter/sugar/syrup mix to the mixing bowl
Immediately whisk together until fully combined
Baking
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tin
Allow it to settle for a couple of minutes
Bake on the middle shelf for 40-45 minutes
Remove from oven and leave to cool on a wire rack