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Easy Ginger Loaf Cake
A lovely light ginger cake topped with a simple lemon icing
Course
cake
Cuisine
English
Keyword
easy ginger loaf cake, ginger, Ginger cake, ginger loaf cake, loaf cake
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
10
Calories
313
kcal
Ingredients
225
g
Plain Flour
50
g
Golden caster Sugar
1/2
Teaspoon
Bicarbonate of Soda
2
Teaspoons
Ground Ginger
1
Teaspoon
Ground Cinnamon
125
g
Butter
250
g
Golden Syrup
1
egg
75
ml
milk
75
g
Icing Sugar
4-5
teaspoons
Lemon Juice
Grated zest of 1 lemon
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 150C fan /300F / Gas 2
Grease and line a 2llb loaf tin or use a loaf liner
Mix your dry ingredients together in a bowl, flour, sugar, Bicarb of Soda, ginger and cinnamon
Melt your butter with your golden syrup in a bowl over a pan of hot water
Once your butter has melted in the syrup, add half of this mix to your flour and mix well
Then add the egg and beat
Followed by the remainder of the butter syrup mix. Stir it really well
Finally add your milk and mix
Pour your mix into your lined or greased loaf tin and bake in the centre of your oven for approx 60 minutes
Once golden brown and firm to touch remove from the oven and tin and cool on a cooling rack
When your loaf is cold. Simply mix your icing sugar with lemon juice to using a spoon stir until smooth
Pour the icing over the cake, use a teaspoon to spread a little Finally sprinkle with your grated lemon zest
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Calories:
313
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
50
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
11
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
44
mg
|
Sodium:
156
mg
|
Potassium:
58
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
33
g
|
Vitamin A:
349
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
24
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg