Fresh Gingerbread With Lemon Icing | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Fresh Gingerbread With Lemon Icing | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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The lemon icing is hardly conventional, but its bright sourness is a wonderful foil for the deep, dark spiciness of the cake.

Keywords

  • Autumnal
  • Partytime
  • Winter
  • Comfort
  • Fun
  • Indulgent
  • Nibbly
  • Sociable
  • Sweet
  • Nut Free
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Ingredients

  • 150 grams unsalted butter
  • 125 grams dark muscovado sugar
  • 200 grams golden syrup
  • 200 grams black treacle
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (finely grated)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 250 millilitres milk
  • 2 large eggs (beaten to mix)
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water)
  • 300 grams plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 175 grams icing sugar (sieved)
  • 1 tablespoon warm water

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