Really Quick and Easy Ginger Cake

Some days you just want Cake

You know what it's like.

Sometimes you just get the feeling that you want a slice of cake.

Or maybe someone pops round unexpectedly and you would really like to serve them cake in a hurry.

This recipe is just about as easy as it gets.

You really just throw everything together.  Give a good whisk.  And Bake

The good news is I have never known it not turn out perfectly.

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Self Raising Gluten Free Flour
• 1 Cup of sugar
• 100g Margarine, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
• 2 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp Golden Syrup
• 1 Cup of hot milk
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This really could not be any easier to make.

I heat a cup of milk while I put all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Pour in the hot milk and whisk until all the ingredients combine.  You could use an electric whisk but the hot milk will melt the small pieces of margarine and make it easy to combine.  I tend to whisk this recipe with a hand whisk in a couple of minutes.

Finally beat in the egg.

Transfer the batter into greased baking tins.  You can make one large loaf or two to three smaller cakes.

Bake at a low temperature, gas mark 3-4, 170C, 340F for about 40 minutes

Test the cake by inserting a knife into the centre of the cake.  It will come out clean when the cake is ready.  You may need to cover the cake with foil for the final part of the baking if it is browning too early.  making sure the cake is fully cooked is really the only part that needs a little skill.  Do use the inserting knife or skewer technique and be prepared to return the cake to the oven.

Turn the cake onto a cooling rack.  It is absolutely delicious hot or cold – It rarely gets the chance to go cold in our home!

I have also used the basic cake mixture to make other cakes with alternative flavors.  Try replacing the ginger with cinammon and maybe a handful of sultanas.  I have also made a very good lemon cake buy adding some lemon essence and grated lemon zest.  You could finish a lemon cake by mixing the juice of a lemon with icing sugar to make a tangy drizzle.  just allow the cake to cool and drizzle the lemon sauce over the top and down the sides.  

Delicious.

One of the things I particular like about gluten free cooking is experimenting with a basic recipe to make a variety of dishes.  This gluten free ginger cake recipe is a perfect example of a basic recipe that can be experimented with.  I hope you enjoy it.