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Ingredients

  • 100g margarine
  • 150g black treacle
  • 50g golden syrup
  • 125ml milk
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 200gplain flour
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 1x5ml spoon mixed spice
  • 1x5ml spoon bicarb soda
  • 2x5ml spoons ground ginger

Method

  • STEP 1
    Grease an 18 to 20 cm square cake tin and line with greased greaseproof paper
  • STEP 2
    put marg treacle and syrup into a saucepan heat gently until marg has melted stirring from time to time remove from heat and add milk
  • STEP 3
    allow to cool for 5 mins and add eggs
  • STEP 4
    seive the dry ingredients into a bowl then add treacle mix and beat well together
  • STEP 5
    pour into the prepared cake tin and cook in a very moderate oven for 1 to 1.25 hours at 170c 325f gas mark 3
  • STEP 6
    turn out of tin and cool on wire rack and keep in airtight tin for 3 days then enjoy
  • STEP 7
    n be eaten once cooled if you cant wait
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