Easy ginger cake

By Nick

Serves

Makes 12 slices

Prep

30 min

Cook

1 hr

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Ingredients

• 200g/7oz self-raising flour
• 200g/7oz sugar
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 55g/2oz margarine, plus extra for greasing
• 1 free-range egg, beaten
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 240ml/9fl oz hot water

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease a 28x18cm/11x7in baking tin and line it with baking paper.
2. Combine the flour, sugar, ginger and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl. Rub in the margarine with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in the beaten egg, golden syrup and hot water with a wooden spoon until everything is well combined.
4. Pour into the lined tin. Bake on the middle shelf for 35–40 minutes, until golden-brown and the top springs back when pressed.
5. Let the cake cool completely in the tin, then cut into squares.