I hope you've had an awesome time so far taking in and celebrating the New Year as much as possible and also trying out my New Year's Special recipe. Please +1 my last recipe post of 2015 if you liked it.
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This week's recipe is .... Ginger Sponge Cake. It's a very simple-to-make teatime sweet treat that I've eaten maybe once or twice but have never made. If you guys also haven't attempted to bake a Ginger Sponge cake then don't worry - we're all in the same boat.
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In order to bake this sponge cake, you'll need the following:
- 200g/7oz of self-raising flour
-200g/7oz of sugar
-1 tsp of ground ginger
-55g/2oz of margarine (NOT butter) and a litter extra for greasing
-1 free-range egg, beaten
-1 tbsp of golden syrup (hmm! Sticky and sweet)!
-240ml/9floz of hot water
Equipment needed:
Mixing Bowl
Free-standing mixer
Wooden spoon if you like to mix things the old-fashioned way
28cm x 18cm or 11in x 7in baking tin
Method to baking this sweet treat:
As always, pre-heat the oven to180c/350F Gas Mark 4. Grease and line the baking tin with baking or greaseproof paper.
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Add in the beaten egg, syrup and hot water and mix well.
Then, pour the mixture into your prepared tin and bake in your pre-heated oven for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and springy to touch.
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To watch this cake being made, visit the BBC Food website.
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ginger_sponge_cake_51697
Happy baking!
#sweetreats xxx
Lovely recipe post, #sweetreats!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you've posted another post- I was beginning to worry!