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Gingerbread Big Ben
19 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Makes 1
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Danny Bryden recreates London's most famous landmark in gingerbread.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
919
Calories
22g
Protein
28g
Fat
144g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Pomegranate | 1/2 cup seeds (87g) | 72 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1kg/2lb 4oz plain flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- 2½ tsp ground ginger
- 2½ tsp cinnamon
- 2½ tsp mixed spice
- 500g/1lb 2oz unsalted butter
- pinch salt
- 250g/9oz muscavado sugar
- 150g/5½oz golden syrup
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 50g/1¾oz gingerginger
- 50g/1¾oz pomegranate
- 8-10 coloured boiled sweets, crushed
- 250g/9oz caster sugar
- 450g/1lb royal icing
- soft eating liquorice
- 3 x 65g bags chocolate
- 100g/3½oz ready-to-roll fondant icing
- 1 small paper flag, for decorating (optional)
Directions
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