Gingerbread cake

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  • Number of Servings: 25
Ingredients
125 G butter1/2 C caster sugar1 tbls Ground ginger1 tsp ground cinnamon1/4 tsp ground cloves1 egg1 C golden syrup2 1/2 C flour1/4 tsp salt1 1/2 tsp Baking soda1 C warm water
Directions
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celcius.
Line the base of a 20cm X 7cm square tin with waxed or baking paper.
cream the butter in a medium bowl.
Gradually beat in the caster sugar.
Beat in the spices, then the egg.
Continue to beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Gradually beat in the golden syrup.
Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together.
Stir half the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, then stir in half the water.
Repeat with the remaining flour and water.
Mix throughly.
Turn the mixture into the tin.
Bake in the preheated oven for 65-70 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the centre of the gingerbread comes out clean.
Leave in the tin for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Serving Size: if baked in a 20cm by 7cm square tin can make 25 squares

Number of Servings: 25

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BECKYBOO08.

Servings Per Recipe: 25
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 196.7
  • Total Fat: 4.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.5 mg
  • Sodium: 378.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 35.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 3.7 g

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