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Gingerbread Big Ben
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Gingerbread Big Ben

19 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Makes 1 openrecipes

Danny Bryden recreates London's most famous landmark in gingerbread.

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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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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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