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It wouldn’t be Christmas with out something gingerbread flavoured! It’s one of my favourite Christmas flavours, so I was really keen to try this recipe from Octobers Sainsbury’s Magazine. Click
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The recipe can be found here, but I have also copied it below:
225g salted butter, cubed
150ml whole milk
150g light muscovado sugar
225g golden syrup
125g black treacle
finely grated zest of 2 oranges, plus juice of 1
5cm piece root ginger, peeled and finely grated (optional)
300g plain flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp fine sea salt
2 large eggs, beaten
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Put the butter, milk, sugar, syrup and treacle into a large pan and melt together over a low heat. Stir in the orange zest and juice, and fresh ginger if using, then set aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 170°C, fan 150°C, gas 3. Grease and line the base and sides of a 20cm x 30cm x 5cm deep rectangular tin or brownie tray with baking paper.
Spread the marmalade in a thin layer over the base of the tin. Slice the oranges very thinly (you can leave the peel on) and arrange randomly on top of the marmalade.
Sift the flour, spices and salt together into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the cooled melted mixture and the eggs. Beat the mixture with a whisk until smooth and glossy. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in 2 tablespoons of hot water, add to the batter and combine thoroughly.
Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 50 minutes or until risen and firm on top. Take care not to overcook it – a skewer inserted into the cake should come away ever so slightly sticky.
Leave the cake in its tin on a wire rack to cool. Then turn the tin upside down, remove the tin, peel away the paper and cut into squares to serve.
This was another really nice easy recipe to bake which filled the house with a yummy Christmassy gingerbread smell while it was baking. I loved how the marmalade caramelised all round the outside, I’m definitely looking forward to eating some more of this over the festive season!
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