Rhubarb & ginger cake

Rhubarb & ginger cake

A fruity tea loaf makes the ideal weekend bake - put the kettle on and enjoy this teatime treat

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 12

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 1½ hours
  1. Video tutorial: Lining a cake tin

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Melt the butter in a pan with the golden syrup, black treacle and sugar.
  2. Mix everything together and pour into a lined 25 x 12cm loaf tin. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until cooked through.

Per serving

286 kcalories, protein 4.2g, carbohydrate 47.4g, fat 10.2 g, saturated fat 5.8g, fibre 1.4g, salt 0.85 g

Recipe from olive magazine, May 2009.

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  • 24 April 2009

    kat.40 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    easy to make and totally delicious but best if left for a couple of days for flavours to develop and as with other ginger cakes, very sticky...mmmmm!

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    03 October 2009

    DJW rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Another great "healthy" cake recipe and easy to make - only had stem ginger still fab

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  • 18 October 2009

    lyndy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this with a few modifications - doves gluten free flour & baking powder, alpro soya milk, and 2 tins of rhubarb well drained, all syrup and no treacle and it was magnificent!! Will def make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 12

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 1½ hours

Ingredients

  • 125g butter
  • 125g golden syrup
  • 100g black treacle
  • 125g unrefined light brown sugar
  • 50ml milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g crystallised ginger , finely chopped
  • 300g rhubarb , chopped
  • 300g self-raising flour mixed with 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda and 1 tbsp ground ginger
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Per serving

286 kcalories, protein 4.2g, carbohydrate 47.4g, fat 10.2 g, saturated fat 5.8g, fibre 1.4g, salt 0.85 g

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