Preparation time
20 minutes

Cooking time
45-55 minutes

Ingredients
120g /4 oz golden syrup
120g/ 4 oz black treacle
300 ml/ 1/2 pint milk
120g/ 4 oz dark brown sugar
250g/ 9 oz self raising flour -sifted
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 level teaspoons ground ginger
1 egg – large

Method
Heat the syrup and treacle together

Cool slightly

Heat the milk and sugar, until the sugar has dissolved

Pour in to a large bowl

Whisk in the flour and spices

Whisk in the syrups

Beat in the egg

Spoon in to a greased tin (3lb loaf tin or 10inch loose bottom tin)

Bake for 45 minutes or until the firm in the centre (prod with a skewer, should come out clean)

Cool

Try this as an alternative

Try served in slices, spread with butter. Any left overs dice up and cook in an egg custard topped with meringue and baked again until golden.