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Oaty ginger cake

This yummy sweet treat has a dense, sticky texture, so you'll only need small portions.

This yummy sweet treat has a dense, sticky texture, so you'll only need small portions.

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(26 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 2 Hours

Cooking Time

Serves: 18

Cooking Time

Price: 20p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 85g serving contains

Energy
1210kj
289kcal
14%
Fat
10g
Med
15%
Saturates
5.8g
Med
29%
Sugars
26g
High
29%
Salt
0.47g
Med
8%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1424kj/340kcal

Ingredients

175g butter, cut into cubes

250g soft brown sugar

225g black treacle

225g plain flour

2 level tsp ground ginger

2 level tsp ground cinnamon

1 level tsp baking powder

225g Asda Chosen by you Scottish Porridge Oats

3 or 4 stem ginger in syrup, chopped

2 large eggs

400ml milk

Method

1
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line a 23cm x 23cm (4cm deep) cake tin with baking paper.
2
Put the butter, sugar and treacle in a pan and heat gently, stirring often, until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat and leave for 15 minutes to cool slightly.
3
Sift the flour, ginger, cinnamon and baking powder into a bowl. Add the oats and stem ginger, then stir well to mix.
4
Lightly beat the eggs and milk together in another bowl. Add to the flour, along with the treacle mixture. Stir until evenly mixed, then pour into the tin.
5
Bake in the oven for 1 hour 15 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack.