Serves: 10, Calories: 219

Ingredients:

• 170g golden syrup.  527
• 75g unsalted butter.  563
• 75g golden caster sugar.  300
• 150ml milk.  74
• 2 eggs, beaten.  150
• 170g plain flour.  581
• 1.½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp bicarb of soda
• ¼ tsp salt

Method:

1. In stew pot; Boil 1.½" water with large metal cookie cutter (trivet) placed in base.
2. Grease and line 7" solid bottom cake tin.
3. In medium saucepan; Warm butter, sugar and syrups, stir until smooth. Cool a little.
4. In large mixing bowl; Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Stir in syrup mix thoroughly. Mix in eggs.
5. In small saucepan; Warm milk gently, stir constantly. Add bicarb and let foam. Stir well into cake mixture.
6. Pour into tin. Cover and seal with foil.
7. Place into stew pot, cover with lid, steam over medium heat for 75-80 mins. Top-up water halfway so pot doesn’t boil dry.
8. Remove from pot and leave to cool completely before turning out, onto plate.

Calories = 2195

• 2195 / 10 = 2195