Photo: Sorin Gheorghita
Sticky chilli ginger sponge
18 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Serves 8
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The combination of ground ginger, allspice, stem ginger and chilli makes an intensely flavoured sponge cake, irresistibly slathered in toffee sauce.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
902
Calories
28g
Protein
32g
Fat
126g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 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 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Syrup | 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
- 125g/4½oz butter
- 125g/4½oz soft dark brown sugar
- 125g/4½oz black treacle
- 125g/4½oz golden syrup
- 275g/9¾oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 4 stem ginger
- 1½ long red chillies
- 200ml/7fl oz semi-skimmed milk
- 2 large free-range eggs
- 3 stem ginger
- 200ml/7fl oz double cream
- 100g/3½fl oz dark brown soft sugar
- 75g/2½oz butter
- well-chilled crème fraîche
- finely grated or pared lime
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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