Marmalade Loaf

Description
Just like granny used to make. A very sticky everyday treat that's delicious served with butter or ginger marmalade.

Ingredients

 * 6 oz / 175 g butter or margarine
 * 2 oz / 50 g soft brown sugar
 * 4 tbsp / 60 ml golden syrup
 * 2 eggs, beaten
 * 5 oz / 150 g ginger marmalade, or Seville marmalade
 * 10 oz / 275 g wholemeal self-raising flour
 * 1 tsp / 5 ml baking powder
 * 1 oz / 25 g crystallised ginger, chopped
 * 3 – 4 tbsp / 45 – 60 ml orange juice
 * 2 tbsp / 30 ml marmalade to decorate
 * 1 oz / 25 g crystallised ginger, sliced, to decorate

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to mark 4 / 350°F / 180°C.
 * 2) Grease and line tin.
 * 3) cream butter sugar and syrup together until very pale.
 * 4) Gradually stir in eggs and marmalade alternately with sifted flour and baking powder and ginger.
 * 5) Add sufficient orange juice to give a soft dropping consistency and spoon mixture into tin evenly.
 * 6) Bake about 1 hour, or until golden and firm to touch.
 * 7) Cool thoroughly on a wire rack.