Light Honey Ginger Cake

Ingredients

3oz Margarine
6oz honey
2 fl oz soft brown sugar
4fl oz milk
half tsp bicarbonate of soda
3oz self raising flour
2tsp ground ginger
3oz wholemeal flour
1 large egg, beaten.

Method

1. Put the margarine, honey and sugar in a large bowl and cook of Full Power in a microwave for 2 minutes.
    
2. Warm the milk in a separate container for 30 seconds and stir in the bicarbonate of soda.
    
3. Sift the self-raising flour and ginger into the honey mixture and beat well.
    
4. Add the milk, wholemeal flour and egg and again beat well.
    
5. Pour the mixure into a base lined 7” round cake dish and place ona upturned plate and cook for 8 minutes. Stand for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire cooling rack.
    
6. To serve dust the top with sifted icing sugar when cold.

Courtesy of: Manchester & District Beekeepers’ Association