Ginger Treacle Spice Loaf

Dessert, Pie, Cake, Ice Cream

Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8 Source:

Ingredients

90 gram butter chopped

1/2 cup (180g) treacle

3/4 cup (110g) plain flour

1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon mixed spice

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

1/2 cup (125ml) milk

1 egg

250 gram mascarpone cheese

1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon pouring cream

Description

50 mins cooking

Directions

Ginger treacle spice loaf

Preheat oven to 180ºC.

Grease a 11cm x 20cm loaf pan and line base with baking paper, extending the paper 5cm over long sides.

Cook butter and treacle in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring, until butter melts and mixture is smooth.

Meanwhile, sift flours, soda, spices and sugar into a large bowl.

Stir in combined milk and egg, then treacle mixture.

Pour mixture into pan.

Bake loaf about 35 minutes.

Stand in pan 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.

Meanwhile, make lemon mascarpone by combining the remaining ingredients in a small bowl.

Serve warm loaf with lemon mascarpone.