Raisin gingerbread

Ingredients

10

Steps

3

Serves

8

Cook Time

45-50 Min

Ingredients

  • 150g/5oz granulated sugar
  • 150ml/10fl oz molasses
  • 150ml/10fl oz boiling water
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 75g/3oz raisins
  • 50g/2oz pecan nuts, chopped
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 175g/6oz plain flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Grease a 23cm/9in round cake tin.
  • Mix together the sugar, molasses and boiling water. While the mixture is still hot, stir in the butter and the bicarbonate of soda. Leave to cool. Add the raisins, nuts and egg.
  • Sift together the flour and spices, and stir into the molasses mixture. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 35–40 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
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