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Hairy Bikers Ginger Cake Recipe

Hairy Bikers Ginger Cake Recipe

Are you ready to bake a deeply warming sweet treat? You should try this classic Hairy Bikers Ginger Cake Recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 10
Calories 290 kcal

Equipment

  • Loaf tin
  • Baking parchment paper.
  • Medium saucepan
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Wooden Spoon
  • Measuring scales

Ingredients
  

  • 225 grams SELF-RAISING FLOUR
  • 2 tsp GROUND GINGER
  • 1 tsp GROUND CINNAMON
  • 100 grams UNSALTED BUTTER
  • 100 grams DARK MUSCOVADO SUGAR
  • 100 grams BLACK TREACLE
  • 100 grams GOLDEN SYRUP
  • 150 ml WHOLE MILK
  • 2 large EGGS

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your kitchen oven to 160°C before you begin. Line your loaf tin with the baking parchment paper carefully. Ensure the paper sticks up over the sides for easy lifting.
  • Weigh your self-raising flour, ground ginger, and cinnamon together. Put these dry ingredients into your large mixing bowl. Stir them with a spoon to mix the spices evenly.
  • Place the butter, muscovado sugar, treacle, and golden syrup together. Put them into your medium saucepan over a low heat. Melt them slowly until the liquid is completely smooth.
  • Pour the warm melted syrup mixture into your dry ingredients. Add the whole milk and cracked eggs into the bowl next. Stir everything together gently until a smooth batter forms.
  • Pour the liquid cake batter into your lined loaf tin. Tap the tin on the counter to pop large bubbles. Bake in the hot oven for about fifty minutes safely.
  • Insert a wooden skewer into the center of your cake. It should come out clean when the cake is ready. Let it cool in the tin before you slice it.

Notes

  • Melt the sweet syrups on very low heat to avoid burning.
  • Always line your tin well because this cake is sticky.
  • Use fresh ground ginger for the most powerful spicy flavor.
  • Let the cake cool completely before wrapping it up tightly.
  • Store the wrapped cake for two days to increase stickiness.
  • Do not overmix the batter to keep the cake light.
  • Measure the thick treacle accurately using a warm metal spoon.
  • Check the cake at forty minutes so it does not dry.
  • Add chopped stem ginger if you love extra texture inside.
  • Ensure your eggs are at room temperature before mixing them.
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