Gingerbread Uk Recipe: A Delicious And Easy To Make Treat

Introduction

Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter
• 225g dark brown sugar
• 225g black treacle
• 340g plain flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• Pinch of salt
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 225ml milk

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 170°C and grease a 20cm square cake tin.
2. In a large saucepan, melt the butter, sugar, and treacle over low heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
3. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the saucepan and stir until well combined.
5. Beat the eggs and milk together in a separate bowl.
6. Add the egg mixture to the saucepan and stir until everything is well combined.
7. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
8. Remove the cake from the oven and leave it to cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
9. Turn the cake out onto a wire rack and leave it to cool completely before serving.

Nutrition

• Serving size: 1 slice
• Calories: 357
• Total fat: 16g
• Saturated fat: 10g
• Cholesterol: 83mg
• Sodium: 49mg
• Total carbohydrate: 50g
• Dietary fibre: 1g
• Sugars: 34g
• Protein: 4g

Tips

• Use black treacle instead of regular molasses for a richer flavour.
• If you don't have dark brown sugar, you can use light brown sugar instead.
• Add a pinch of black pepper to the batter for an extra spicy kick.
• You can use a loaf tin instead of a square cake tin if you prefer.
• Serve the cake warm with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Conclusion