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Ginger Cake
7 steps
Prep:20minCook:1h 15min
This recipe is very close to the Jamaican Ginger cake on sale! A recipe handed down by my husband. It makes a 7” square tin but we often double the recipe and make three loaf cakes. Gets better with age and will freeze well.
Final cake weighs 645g (419kcals per 100g; 61g carb per 100g)
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:35:48 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
63
Moderate
Glycemic Load
20
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories224.2 kcal (11%)
Total Fat8.6 g (12%)
Carbs32.3 g (12%)
Sugars17.7 g (20%)
Protein2.9 g (6%)
Sodium89.7 mg (4%)
Fiber0.6 g (2%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
12 servings
Instructions
Step 1
Melt butter, sugar and both syrups gently
Step 2
Add melted butter & syrups to flour, mixed spice & ginger & raising agents
Step 3
Stir until combined
Step 4
Add milk to pan used for syrup etc & warm gently
Step 5
Stir into flour/syrup mix
Step 6
Add egg
Step 7
Scrape into lined7” x 7” square tin & bake for 1 1/4 hours on low 150°C
Notes
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Sweet
Easy
Special occasion
Moist
