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.