Ruby's ‘Jamaican Me Crazy’ Ginger Cake recipe - The Great British Bake Off

Ruby's ‘Jamaican Me Crazy’ Ginger Cake recipe - The Great British Bake Off

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This big, bold, richly flavoured cake is ideal for a family gathering. If you have a less formal teatime gathering, you could easily halve the quantities for a smaller cake.  

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Ingredients

  • 375g unsalted butter, softened
  • 330g dark brown soft sugar
  • 125g black treacle
  • 175g golden syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 6 large free-range eggs
  • 4 tbsp spiced rum
  • 4 tbsp ground ginger
  • 3 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 375g self-raising flour
  • 4 ½ tbsp soured cream
  • 6 pieces of stem ginger, drained and finely chopped, syrup reserved
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 50g plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 150ml double cream
  • 40g unsalted butter
  • 75g light muscovado sugar
  • 750ml double cream
  • 400g mascarpone
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 4 tsp Valencian orange extract
  • finely grated zest of 4 large oranges
  • 6 tbsp ginger syrup (from the jar of stem ginger)
  • 2 tbsp spiced rum
  • 25g caster sugar

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