Gingerbread Loaf
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 280 g flour (2 cups)
- 200 g brown sugar (1 cup)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 heaped dessertspoons ground ginger
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 360 g golden syrup ( 11/3cups)
- 225 g butter (1 US cup)
- 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
- 250 ml milk (1 cup)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 150°C.
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Grease and line the base of an 11cm x 30cm loaf tin (or alternatively a 23cm square tin).
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Sift flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, mixed spice, and cinnamon into a large bowl. Remember the baking soda must be mixed in well.
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Melt golden syrup with butter and add to the dry ingredients.
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Whisk the eggs and milk and add to the mixture.Combine ingredients well, using a whisk .This mixture is very wet.
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Cook for 1 hour or until metal cake skewer comes out clean. When cooked leave in tin to cool for 30 minutes or more before turning out.
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Deliciously served cold with butter, or warm with custard or ice cream.