Sticky Ginger Cake

Ingredients

• 200g butter
• 200g dark brown sugar
• 200g golden syrup or molasses
• 300ml whole milk
• 2 eggs
• 300g flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 60g crystallized ginger, chopped (optional)

Steps

1. 01Melt butter, sugar, syrup in a pan. Cool 10 minutes.
2. 02Whisk in milk and eggs.
3. 03Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Pour wet over, whisk smooth.
4. 04Fold in crystallized ginger.
5. 05Pour into a buttered, lined loaf tin.
6. 06Bake at 160°C for 60 to 70 minutes. The top will crackle, the inside stays sticky.
7. 07Cool in tin. Wrap in baking paper. Slice tomorrow.