GINGERBREAD LOAF

Ingredients

75g butter or margarine
75g brown sugar
100mlk golden syrup
30ml treacle
150ml milk
200g cake flour
10ml ground ginger
5ml ground cinnamon
2,5ml bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs beaten

Method

• Lightly grease a 22cm loaf pan and line the base with grease proof paper
• In a saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, treacle, syrup and milk
• Heat over a moderate heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally
• Leave to cool
• Stir in flour, ginger, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda and eggs
• Pour mixture into the loaf pan and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for about 35 – 40 minutes, until an inserted skewer comes out clean
• Allow to cool on a wire rack
• Ice with lemon icing