Desserts · United Kingdom

Gingerbread

Name: Gingerbread
Total time: 1535 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 110 g (4 oz) butter; 110 g (4 oz) brown sugar; 220 g (8 oz) golden syrup; 220 g (8 oz) all-purpose flour; 5 ml (1 level teaspoon) baking powder; 5 ml (1 level teaspoon) mixed spice; 10 ml (2 level teaspoon) ground ginger; 2 eggs; 120 ml (4 fluid oz) milk

This recipe produces a soft gingerbread cake, not gingerbread cookies. Gingerbread is a type of spice cake. Parkin, a variation traditionally eaten in England around Bonfire Night, is partially oat-based.

Published October 16, 2026

EST. TOTAL TIME1d 1h

DIFFICULTYMedium

SERVES10

Time and difficulty are editorial estimates; allow extra time for your equipment and experience.

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Step 1
Put the butter, sugar, and syrup in a saucepan. Heat gently until the butter melts.
Step 2
Place the dry ingredients in a bowl. Pour the melted butter mixture into the bowl, and beat thoroughly.
Step 3
Warm the milk in a saucepan (so it will dissolve the syrup).
Step 4
Add the milk to the bowl, and beat thoroughly.
Step 5
Beat the eggs, and then stir them in to the mixture.
Step 6
Pour the mixture into an 8-inch (20 cm) greased square cake tin.
Step 7
Bake at 170°C (325°F) for 1 hour.
Step 8
Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then remove.
Step 9
Leave at least 1 day before cutting into squares. Serve.

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