How to Make Gingerbread Cake - The Victorian Way

📖 Order your copy of Mrs Crocombe’s cookery book here: 📖 Today we’re in for a real treat. Mrs Crocombe is making one of her favourite recipes - a cheap and delicious Gingerbread Cake. Visit Mrs Crocombe’s kitchen: INGREDIENTS 500g flour 200g butter (salted, or add a generous pinch of salt to compensate if unsalted) 200g brown sugar 500g black treacle 10-15g ginger 3 small eggs (or two large) 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda A little warm milk METHOD Start by creaming the butter (stirring or beating the butter until it is a smooth, creamy and a uniform texture). Then, add the sugar and spice, ensuring that you mix them in well. Beat the eggs briefly before also adding to them to the mix. Add flour a little at a time, mixing well between each handful. Pour in the black treacle as you go. A little warm water can be used to get the last of the black treacle out of the bowl. Then, add a pinch of bicarbonate of soda to the warm milk before pouring it into the middle of the