Mmmmmm ginger cake!

Popular demand has led me to post the ginger cake recipe.
Recipe courtesy of Farida Memon.

Ginger cake

ingredients:

1 1/2 cups (300 g) firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups (225 g) plain flour
1 1/2 cups (225 g) self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 T ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
250 g butter, ,softened
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (2 T plain yoghurt made up to a cup with water)
1/2 cup (175 g) golden syrup

method:

1. preheat oven to approx. 160 deg C
grease deep 23 cm square or 20 cm diameter tin (or large loaf tin); line with baking paper

2. sift dry ingredients into large bowl; beat with mixer; add remaining ingredients. beat mixture on medium speed until mixture is smooth and changed to a paler colour. using metal spatula, spread mixture into prepared pan.

3. bake cake in moderately slow oven for about 1 hour 20 mins to 1 hour 30 mins (depends on size and depth of your cake tin) stand cake 10 minutes, turn onto wire rack, turn top-side up to cool.

~ cover cake loosely with foil about halfway through baking if it is overbrowning ~

enjoy warm with icecream/cream/yoghurt or at room temperature. goes best with a cup of tea! (with or without contaminants) :)