Lime and Ginger Cake
A warming ginger loaf cake topped with lime icing.
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Ingredients
- 140 grams light brown sugar
- 140 grams butter softened
- 3 eggs
- 225 grams self-raising flour
- 1 tablespoon black treacle
- 100 grams stem ginger finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 150 grams icing sugar
- 2 limes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C. Line a 2 lb loaf tin with baking parchment or a loaf tin liner.
- Tip the sugar and butter into a large bowl. Cream together until light and fluffy.
- Crack the eggs into the bowl one at a time and beat until combined.
- Fold in the flour carefully, making sure that all of the flour is incorporated into the batter.
- Add the treacle, stem ginger and ground ginger. Mix.
- Tip the batter into the prepared cake tin. Bake for 1 hour until risen and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely.
- Mix together the lime juice, most of the lime zest and the icing sugar in a bowl. Drizzle the icing over the cake, then sprinkle over the rest of the lime zest.
Nutrition Facts
Lime and Ginger Cake
Amount per Serving
Calories
295
% Daily Value*
Fat
11
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
6
g
38
%
Trans Fat
0.4
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
66
mg
22
%
Sodium
96
mg
4
%
Potassium
91
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
47
g
16
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
31
g
34
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
357
IU
7
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
34
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
