Vintage Ginger Slab Cake 🍰🍯
This Vintage Ginger Slab Cake is a wonderfully spiced, moist cake perfect for any occasion. With a rich ginger flavour and a light texture, it's topped with a dollop of whipped cream or a dusting of ground cinnamon for a delightful finishing touch. It’s a comforting, homey dessert that reminds you of good old-fashioned baking – perfect with a cup of tea!
Ingredients:
🧈 Butter: 200g, softened
🍚 Caster sugar: 200g
🥚 Eggs: 2
🍞 Self-raising flour: 250g
🍯 Golden syrup: 100g
🍶 Milk: 100ml
🧂 Ground ginger: 1 tbsp
🍰 Baking soda: 1 tsp
Method:
🍳 Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and grease a rectangular baking tin (20x30cm).
🧈 Cream the butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy.
🥚 Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the golden syrup and milk.
🥄 Sift in the flour, ground ginger, and baking soda, then fold gently until smooth.
🍰 Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
🍪 Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
🧁 Allow to cool before slicing and serving.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: ~250 per serving