Ginger Butter Cake from The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook by Downton Abbey

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan
• 3-inch (7.5-cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 cups (250 g) cake flour, plus more for the pan
• 1¼ cups (140 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted, plus more for dusting
• ½ cup (120 ml) milk
• ¾ cup (130 g) chopped crystallized ginger, minced
• Grated zest of 1 orange
• ⅓ cup (80 ml) Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• ½ teaspoon pure almond extract