Sticky stem ginger cake

Author: Sarah Swain - Food writer, stylist and recipe creator

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

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Serves: 18

Time to make: 50 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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225g (1 ¾ cups) self-raising flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon mixed spice

115g reduced-fat spread

¼ cup fresh ginger, very finely chopped

115g (¾ cup) soft brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX

½ cup apple sauce

115g (⅓ cup) treaclemolassesX

½ cup skim milk

1 egg, beaten

IcingFrostingX

5 tablespoons icingfrostingX sugar, sifted

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger

fresh mint (optional)

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Instructions

1 Lightly grease a ring cake tin. Preheat oven to 160ºC. Place flour, soda and spices in a large bowl. Rub in spread to form breadcrumbs. Add ginger.

2 Place sugar, apple sauce, treacle and milk in a pan and heat gently until sugar dissolved. Turn up heat and bring almost to the boil.

3 Pour warm liquid over flour mix, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add beaten egg and stir until mixture forms a thick batter.

4 Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely before turning out of pan.

5 To make icing, mix icing sugar with a little water. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with ginger pieces. Serve decorated with mint (if using).

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free baking mix instead of flour, and add 1 3/4 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder. Check apple sauce and icing sugar are gluten free.

HFG tip

This ginger cake will keep in a sealed container for 4 days. Alternatively, freeze the un-iced cake.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 136cal

Kilojoules 570kJ

Protein 2g

Total fat 4g

–Saturated fat 1g

Carbohydrates 25g

–Sugars 14g

Dietary fibre 1g

Sodium 60mg

Calcium 60mg

Iron 1mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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