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  • 8oz Butter
  • 8oz Dark Muscovado Sugar
  • 8oz Black Treacle
  • 2 Eggs
  • 12oz Plain Flour
  • 4 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 3 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 pint Milk
  • 3 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
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    Method

    • step 1

      Grease and line a cake tin that is 8x12 in size. Heat the butter, sugar and treacle together in a pan until the butter has just melted.
    • step 2

      Beat the eggs lightly in a bowl.
    • step 3

      Sift the flour, ginger and cinnamon into another bowl. Stir the melted mixture and the eggs into the flour.
    • step 4

      Heat the milk until lukewarm. Remove the heat and stir into the bicarbonate of soda. Add to the mixture and beat well. Pour into the prepared tin.
    • step 5

      Bake at 170c/Gas 3 for 1 1/2 hours. Turn out and allow to cool on a rack.
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