Ginger and Chocolate Cake
This tasty treat is perfect for sharing over the festive season. Topped with icing sugar and mini gingerbread men, this cake is sure to be a family favourite.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 75 gbutter
- 25 gdemerara sugar
- 50 ggolden syrup
- 57 gmolasses
- 225 gplain flour
- 2 tspground ginger
- 1.5 tspbaking powder
- pinch of salt
- 150 mlmilk
- 1medium egg (beaten)
- 75 gdark chocolate chips
Icing
- 150 gmascarpone cheese
- 100 gicing sugar
- 1 tbspgood strong coffee
Steps
STEP 1
Remove the blade from the bread pan and line with parchment paper or a 2lb loaf tin liner.
STEP 2
Place the sugar, butter golden syrup and treacle in a bowl and heat in the microwave on High for 1 minute.
STEP 3
Stir in all the dry ingredients, then mix in the milk and egg. Beat thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
STEP 4
Pour the mixture into the lined bread pan and select BAKE ONLY for 40 mins.
STEP 5
After baking, test the centre of the cake with a skewer, it should come out clean if the cake is cooked. If further cooking is required add another 5-10 mins on the timer to continue cooking. If it is slightly sticky, this will cook through during the cooling time.
STEP 6
Remove from the pan and allow to cool.
Enjoy
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