Gingerbread Cake Recipe Golden Syrup

Try this scrumptious sticky ginger cake recipe next time you need an easy sweet bake! It's got that lovely gooey top that just makes you want to take a bite! Perfect for an afternoon snack, after school snack or dessert.

This deliciously sticky sweet and spicy ginger cake is a recipe that always reminds me of my childhood. Ginger cake was a regular cake in our house and I especially loved the sticky bit on top of the cake.

Is there a name for the sticky top of a ginger cake? I don't know but there should be. This whole cake is really moist and tasty and the sticky surface of the cake especially is impossible to resist.

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It is definitely a cake that needs nothing doing to it. No decoration. You could drizzle it with ginger syrup or even caramel but it's just not necessary. This ginger cake is good enough exactly as it is.

In looks this ginger cake is very similar to the carrot cake I made a couple of weeks ago. I managed to claim the carrot cake was fairly healthy as far as carrot cakes go.

Unfortunately I can't claim the same for this! But, as long as you cut it into small squares to serve, it really doesn't feel so bad. And anyway, we all need a treat sometimes.

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For this cake you'll need self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice, soft brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, milk and an egg.

Ingredients for Ginger Cake: Self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice, soft brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, milk and an egg

I wouldn't adapt this cake much at all. It's fairly light with a great moist texture and just the right amount of sweetness. And I'll mention it just one more time. It's got the best gooey sticky surface ever!

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However, you can vary the spices. Play around with the spices you like and don't worry about the exact quantities of ginger, cinnamon or mixed spice. If you don't have one of the spices, just use a little more of one of the others.

Sometimes I use mainly ginger but at other times I use mainly mixed spice. It still works really well and tastes delicious.

Yes, if you want to freeze this cake, wait until it has cooled completely after you've baked it. Wrap it up well in greaseproof paper and put it in a freezer bag.

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It can be frozen for at least three months. Take it out of the freezer and defrost at room temperature for a few hours before eating.

I made this sticky ginger cake as part of a baking challenge and it is adapted from Step-by-Step Bakingby Caroline Bretherton. I love this book and have made so many recipes from it.

If I ever want to make something I haven't made before and need a basic recipe as a starting point, it's a great resource.

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Try this scrumptious ginger cake recipe next time you need an easy sweet bake! It's got that lovely gooey top that just makes you want to take a bite!

Calories: 238 kcal Carbohydrates: 37 g Protein: 3 g Fat: 8 g Saturated Fat: 5 g Cholesterol: 35 mg Sodium: 121 mg Potassium: 58 mg Sugar: 23 g Vitamin A: 275 IU Vitamin C: 0.1 mg Calcium: 38 mg Iron: 0.4 mg

Do let me know if you make this ginger cake or any of my other recipes. I love to get feedback from readers.

Jamaican Gingerbread With Lemon Sparkle Icing

Corina Blum loves easy healthy recipes that taste great and often involve spices. She's a big fan of air frying and loves developping recipes inspired by global flavours. As well as a food content creator shes also a busy mum of two children.Recipe in grams, ounces & cup measurements, as well as where to buy the Golden Syrup & Black Treacle if you are not in the UK.

Growing up, I remember eating Jamaican Ginger Bread. I had some shop bought recently but it wasn’t the brand I remember as a child, so it just didn’t taste as good or have that nice soft almost ‘crust’ like edge to it. Then a friend’s mum was making some for a charity fundraiser & I luckily got to taste some (her & her family are regular taste testers of my bakes).It was so good, I wanted to try it for myself & add it to the website. (She couldn’t remember where the recipe had originated from, but she had tweaked it over the years).

Although it is named gingerbread cake, British gingerbread cake doesn’t have a very strong ginger taste. It’s hard to describe it & it’s because of the also unique taste of the Black treacle & Golden Syrup that is used in the batter.

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Now I see debates about what Black Treacle is like on Facebook groups, people saying it is the same as molasses & dark corn starch (dark Karo). Black Treacle is definitely not the same as dark corn starch. It’s closest is probably black strap molasses. However, there is no guarantee they will taste the same or have the same over-all effect on the baked cake.

If I ever get some of that molasses sent over from the states, I will taste and do a test. In the meantime, some internet sites selling British products have this in stock and those that do often have the golden syrup. Yes, another British product.

No, Golden Syrup is not the same as Corn Syrup or Karo Light Corn Syrup. Not the same colour, consistency, taste, or how it is made.

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**Below is a list I compiled from readers in the States & Canada, of where to buy Black Treacle & Golden Syrup.

These are both widely available in the UK and even shops like Aldi sell their own version of the syrup. But for bakers in the US & Canada, here is a list of where you can source these:

World Market, some Walmarts in Canada, Sobys, ‘Stop & Shop’, Wegmans, Frys (Smiths), Woodmans, Nugget Store, The Scottish Bakery, The British Store, Talin Market, Albertsons & in Dorgnacs. It is also available online at Amazon (free delivery for Prime accounts), 647-Florist.com, British Food Depot.com, UK Gourmet.us, World Market.com, Cost Plus World Market & Marina Market.

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Now I am also told, that you can get both the Golden Syrup & Black Treacle from: Nugget Store & online from: Marina Market, UK Gourmet, British Food Depot & Amazon. So if possible, try to get both. The Golden Syrup can even be used as is on top of desserts and cakes so won’t go to waste.

**You also don’t need to get the brand Tate & Lyle for the Golden Syrup (this brand however is a deeper colour).

Apart from being the original ingredients intended for the recipe when it was designed, a friend from the Facebook GBBO Fans conducted a little experiment and halved the recipe. She baked half with the Golden Syrup & Black Treacle, and the other cake with US Grandma’s Molasses & Karo Dark Corn Syrup. Not only was the taste different, but the colour and more surprisingly the texture was different too. Here are Jennifer’s results in her own words:

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“I used Karo Dark Corn Syrup in place of Golden Syrup and Molasses in place of Black Treacle in the US version. Golden Syrup taste is just incomparable to anything I’ve ever had in the US products. It’s very similar to butterscotch, but not as heavy. Corn Syrup just does not compare at all. Black treacle tastes very like the Sorghum Blackstrap Molasses that my Grandfather used to love. I couldn’t get any of that, but I believe it would be a good substitute. On oven exit, the UK cake seemed fluffier than the US one. US is much lighter in colour, and lacks the strong flavor of the UK ingredients. It’s still very good, but I would recommend purchasing UK ingredients if at all possible. The taste is just that much better. As always with Caro’s recipes, I highly recommend. “ Jennifer Jones FACEBOOK, OCTOBER 2020.

Other than that, this recipe is really simple with nothing technical to it. It makes one loaf size cake, but you could make in other cake tins too.

You can leave undecorated, or add a simple glaze of icing/powdered sugar, and add some chopped crystallised stem ginger if you like.

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, but I have subsequently tested it using Plain (All Purpose) flour and have listed below how much baking powder you will need if using this flour.

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& used my Mini Gingerbread Bundt Cakes recipe (see above), for some festive holiday mini cakes! They look just perfect, with the glaze detailing on top. Great job Diana!

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1. Place the butter, golden syrup, black treacle, sugar, cinnamon & ginger in a small saucepan and warm on medium heat until everything is