Gingerbread recipe

Hi Georgesgirl

I have an old gingerbread recipe which is great, I am new to converting recipes for TM, so i hope this one is ok. Look forward to hearing about how you go .

Gingerbread slab cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup light olive oil
• 1 cup golden syrup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1  1/2 cups plain flour
• 3/4 cup self-raising flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1-2 tbsp ground ginger depending how strong you like it
• 1 tsp mixed spice
  

Icing

• 2  1/2 cups sugar
• 1 orange, using the zest and juice
• 1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped

Cake Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 5cm deep, 21cm x 31cm (base) slab style baking dish.
   
   
2. Place brown sugar into mixing bowl and mill for 5 secs for speed 9. Set aside.
   
   
3. Insert your butterfly into a clean, dry mixing bowl. Place eggs into your mixing bowl and beat for 10 secs on speed 4.
   
   
4. Add oil, golden syrup and milk and mix for 6 secs on speed 4.
   
   
5. Add all of the remaining cake ingredients, including the sugar and mix for 10 secs on speed 4.
   
   
6. Pour mixture into baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool for 5 minutes in the pan before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely

Icing Method

7. Place sugar into your mixing bowl and mill for 10 secs on speed 9.
8. Add the orange rind and 1/4 cup orange juice and mix for 10 secs on speed 5 or until smooth, adding 3 to 4 teaspoons warm water if too thick. Spread the icing over the cake and sprinkle with walnuts. Allow icing to set before serving.

hello,

have you tried this yet??

i tried converting a recipe from a ... foodtown .. book and uuumm got a loaf that was perfect on outside, skewer came out clean, smell good, felt fine etc etc ....

went to serve it to guest and ....   uuuummm inside was "set" rather than cooked ... might try this recipe next time

EXCELLENT recipe - only thing ..... as not posted as recipe it doesnt come up in the search. Def would recommend it.... delish

Hi I posted a gingercake recipe. Old fashioned and nice and moist.