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Sticky stem gingerbread cake

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Sticky stem gingerbread cake

If you can, wrap and keep this tea time treat for a few days before eating – its stickiness will develop as it matures.

Ingredients

  • 300g/10oz plain flour
  • 2 tbsp ground ginger (or according to taste – this makes for quite a hot cake)
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper (or more if you want it very hot)
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • ¼ tsp mace
  • generous pinch ground cloves
  • 150²µ/5½´Ç³ú butter
  • 125g/4½ oz dark brown muscovado sugar
  • 150²µ/5½´Ç³ú golden syrup
  • 50g/1¾ oz syrup from the jar of stem ginger (optional – replace with more golden syrup or honey if not using stem ginger)
  • 200g/7oz black treacle
  • 250ml/9fl oz milk
  • 1 heaped tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 large free-range eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 jar stem ginger, drained, washed and very finely chopped (optional)

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