Mary Berry's Ginger & Treacle Spiced Tray Bake Recipe
Recipe Source: Mary Berry This cake is so delicious. The cake itself is so moist and mildly spiced with candied ginger. If you have you can use stem ginger too.
Equipment
Mixing Bowl
Spatula
Whisk
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter 115 grams
- ½ cup Brown Sugar 100 grams
- ½ cup Black Treacle 113 grams
- 11/4 cup All Purpose Flour / Maida 150 grams
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg powder
- ½ teaspoon Ginger powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Clove powder
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tblsp Milk
- a pinch Salt
- 2 tblsp Candied Ginger chopped finely
FOR GLAZE:
- ½ cup Icing Sugar
- 1 tblsp Milk
- 2 tblsp Candied Ginger chopped finely
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a square pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Take butter, sugar, treacle in a bowl and whisk till smooth.
- Add egg and mix well.
- Add in baking powder, salt, spices and mix well.
- Add in milk and mix well.
- Add in flour and fold gently.
- Add candied ginger and mix gently.
- Spoon it into the baking pan and bake for 25 to 35 mins. Remove and cool completely.
- Mix icing sugar with milk or water and pour this over the cooled cake.
- Top with chopped ginger.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
1)Never ever over mix the batter. Fold the batter gently. Over mixing will make it dense.
2)Glaze is optional. You can skip if you want to.
3)I used homemade treacle in this recipe. Here is the recipe for Homemade Treacle
4)Use softened butter for even mixing.
5)Use finely chopped candied ginger so the ginger evenly distributes.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Mary Berry's Ginger & Treacle Spiced Tray Bake Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
193
% Daily Value*
Fat
9
g
14
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Cholesterol
48
mg
16
%
Sodium
87
mg
4
%
Potassium
236
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
28
g
9
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
27
g
30
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
276
IU
6
%
Calcium
130
mg
13
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.