How To Make A Delicious Spicy Gingerbread Cake | The Hairy Bikers Comfort Food

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with similar texture.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

Melt unsalted butter in a pan over low heat.

Sieve the flour into a bowl.

Add sugar to the melted butter in the pan.

Heat black treacle in a little bit of water to help it come out of the tin.

Melt the butter, sugar, and black treacle together over gentle heat.

Add two big tablespoons of ground ginger to the mixture.

Add half a teaspoon of chili powder, half a teaspoon of allspice, a pinch of powdered mace, and half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the mixture.

Pour in some milk and break in two eggs, mixing them into the melted ingredients.

Remove the saucepan from the heat to avoid scrambling the eggs after adding a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda.

Gradually add the contents of the saucepan to the sieved flour, mixing until well combined.

The batter will be very wet and pourable, but it will rise during baking.

Pour the batter into a preheated oven at 170 degrees Celsius for between 45 minutes and an hour, ensuring it remains slightly sticky.

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