Name: Chocolate frosted spicy ginger cake
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cup golden syrup; 3/4 cup milk; 185 gram butter; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 2 1/2 cup plain flour; 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 3/4 cup hot water; Chocolate frosting; 100 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 125 gram butter; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar; 1 egg yolk

Ingredients

1 cup golden syrup

3/4 cup milk

185 gram butter

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

2 1/2 cup plain flour

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

3/4 cup hot water

Chocolate frosting

100 gram dark chocolate, chopped

125 gram butter

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

1 egg yolk

Method

1.Grease a 23cm square slab pan, line base with paper; grease paper. Preheat oven to 160°C.

2.Heat golden syrup and milk in saucepan, cool to room temperature.

3.Cream butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until combined. Transfer mixture to large bowl.

4.Stir in the sifted dry ingredients with the syrup mixture and water. Pour into prepared pan, bake about 1¼ hours. Stand 10 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool.

5.To make chocolate frosting, melt chocolate over hot water, cool; do not allow to set. Cream butter and sifted icing sugar until light and fluffy, beat in egg yolk and chocolate.

6.Top cold cake with chocolate frosting.

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