After making the meatloaf and choccie pud I found, on the BBC Food website, a recipe for Ginger Sponge cake. Courtesy of The Hairy Bikers: Mum Knows Best

Checked ingredients and whoopdeedo I had them...so made it and baked it. 40 mins later the lightest airiest cake was resting on the rack. I of course nibbled it and it is simply the best gingercake EVER!
Won't have any tonight though on account of aforementioned choccie puddy but will have a slice or two tomorrow with custard. Reminds me of a pud I had at school...
It is so unlike any gingery cake I've made before and I've made many, no lengthy list of ingredients, no fuss just an uber lashlight treat.



Ingredients:

7 oz self raising flour
7 oz sugar
2 tsps dried ginger (recipe said 1 tsp but I like ginger so upped the level)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 oz marg
2 tbsp golden syrup
1 egg
9 fl oz hot water

Mix the flour, sugar, ginger and soda.
Rub in marg till crumby.
Add egg, water and syrup.
Mix well.
It'll look like a swimming pool at this stage but bare with it, it'll all come right in the end.

Bake in a greased 8 x 8 square tin, or something similar for 40 minutes. When time is up, it should look dark brown with possibly a slightly cracked top. No matter. It tastes fantastic:)

I love finding new recipes and this little one will become a firm favourite.
YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Back to basics..
Meatloaf is cooking, tatties in a little later, choccie pud a lot later.
Mustn't forget to record MasterChef, one never knows what one might find...:)