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Ginger cake with caramel frosting
Photo: David Holifield

Ginger cake with caramel frosting

13 ingredients 25 min Cuts into 12 slices openrecipes
Ginger cake with caramel frosting

This moist treacle sponge will keep without the frosting for up to a week wrapped in foil and, if anything, will improve with time

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

886
Calories
28g
Protein
31g
Fat
121g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 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
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
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

  • 200g butter , plus extra for the tin
  • 200g dark muscovado sugar
  • 100g black treacle
  • 100g golden syrup
  • 2 large eggs , beaten
  • 300ml milk
  • 350g plain flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • few chunks crystallised ginger , chopped
  • 85g butter
  • 175ml double or whipping cream
  • 175g caster sugar (we used white - use golden for a darker icing)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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