Jamaican ginger cake difficulty ** #50

Cuts into 10

Preparing time: 30 minutes 

Cooking time: 55-65 minutes 

Ingredients:

•  150 g butter 
• 150 g golden syrup 
• 150 g black treacle
• 150 g plain flour 
• 150 g strong wholemeal bread flour 
• 4 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 
• 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice
• 2 eggs, beaten 
• 4 tablespoons milk 

For the topping

• 1 tablespoon apricot jam 
• 125 g exotic dried fruit, cut into strips 
• 1 piece of stem ginger in syrup, sliced 

1. Put the butter, golden syrup and treacle in a saucepan and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the butter has melted 
2. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 5 minutes 
3. Mix together all the dry ingredients in a large bowl
4. Gradually mix in the syrup mixture, then the eggs and milk and beat well until smooth 
5. Pour into a greased and lined 1 kg or 1.3 litre loaf tin 
6. Bake in a preheated oven, 160 C(325 F),Gas Mark 3, for 50-60 minutes, until well risen, the top has cracked and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean 
7. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then loosen at the ends and transfer to the wire rack 
8. Peel off the lining paper and leave to cool completely 
9. Make the topping 
10. Spread the jam over the top of the cake, then decorate with exotic dried fruit and ginger.
11. Enjoy! I hope you will enjoy, as much as I. :-D