Name: Treacle ginger loaf
Cook time: 40 min
Ingredients: 100 g unsalted butter, softened; 80 g caster sugar; 30 g soft dark brown sugar; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 60 g treacle; 80 g self-raising flour; 65 g plain flour; 1 tbsp ground ginger; 60 ml milk; Icing sugar for sprinkling on top

Treacle ginger loaf

Treacle ginger loaf

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Cook Time 40

Course Cake

Ingredients

100 g unsalted butter, softened
80 g caster sugar
30 g soft dark brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
60 g treacle
80 g self-raising flour
65 g plain flour
1 tbsp ground ginger
60 ml milk
Icing sugar for sprinkling on top

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°c / gas 4. Grease a 1lb loaf tin and set aside.
Using an electric whisk, beat the butter and sugars together until light and creamy.
Add the eggs and combine together, stir in the treacle and mix until all combined.
Fold in the flours and ginger alternately with the milk and mix until all combined.
Pour mixture into the loaf tin and bake in the oven for 35-40mins, until a knife inserted comes out clean. Leave cake in the tin for 10mins, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.