
Snacks & baking
Ginger cake (ginger cake)
A moist, spiced brown cake whose warm ginger aroma deepens as it rests. It keeps for several days and is perfect with an afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
334 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 6.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 48.5 g
- of which sugars
- 27.5 g
- Fat
- 12.2 g
- Fiber
- 1.2 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 °C and butter a square tin.
- Melt the butter with the treacle and brown sugar over low heat, then let it cool slightly.
- Mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs with the milk and the butter-treacle mixture.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and mix until you have a smooth, runny batter.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, then let it cool in the tin before cutting.
Variations and tips
Spicier version. Add a pinch of black pepper and an extra half teaspoon of cinnamon.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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