Gingerbread Cake

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8–10

    (makes 1 x 22 cm 9 inch cake )
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
How to Cook The Victorian Way with Mrs Crocombe

By Annie Gray and Andrew Hann

Published 2020

  • About

Ginger was one of the cheaper spices in the past (along with black pepper) and was consequently much used. Cakes such as this developed in the 18th century when treacle became readily available as a cheap alternative to sugar. They are easy to make, and this one keeps for months, so it would have been ideal for the servants’ hall. If you do happen to have any left, it makes an interesting alternative to sponge cake or breadcrumbs in some of the sweet puddings in this book. This is a real fa

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