Ginger Sponge Cake

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5 from 2 votes

A light-as-air sponge cake with ginger, cocoa and spices - topped and filled with mock cream icing

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Australian, British

Servings:

Calories: 428kcal

Author: Libby Hakim

Ingredients

3 eggs
½ cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon golden syrup
½ cup arrowroot
1 tablespoon plain flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon bicarb soda
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cocoa
1 teaspoon mixed spice
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Filling and Icing

240 grams butter
1 cup caster sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon boiling water

Decorating

5-6 slices dehydrated orange (or fresh orange)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
Grease two round tins and line the bottom of the tins with baking paper.
Beat eggs and sugar on medium-high in a stand mixer for 5 minutes or until pale and fluffy. Add golden syrup gradually and beat to combine.
Sift arrowroot three times.
Sift all dry ingredients into mixture, ⅓ at a time, folding with a spatula to combine.
Pour an equal amount of mixture into the two prepared tins.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before gently easing each cake from its tin. Allow to cool completely before decorating.

Filling and icing

Beat butter and sugar in a stand mixer on med-high for 5 minutes.
Lower speed and add cocoa and milk gradually. Return to med-high speed for a couple of minutes.
Lower speed and add boiling water gradually. Return to med-high speed for a couple of minutes or until creamed.
Use cream as a middle filling in the sponger and to ice the top of the sponge.
Decorate with sliced oranges.

Nutrition

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