Clementine and Ginger Cake

Clementine and Ginger Cake

It’s good to start off the New Year with a healthy recipe and this year I’ve created a cake with 5 clementines, based on Grandma's popular Marmalade Spice Cake. 

What you need 

5 clementines (sliced thinly and horizontally)

4 oz/100g granulated sugar

250 ml boiling water

8 oz/225g self raising flour

3 oz/75g butter

5 oz/150g marmalade

6 oz/175g golden syrup

2 tsps ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsps hot water

1 egg (beaten) 

How to bake it

Dissolve the sugar in the water in a large flat pan (e.g. skillet or frying pan) until it forms a syrup. Add the sliced clementines and simmer until tender (about 5 minutes).  Allow to cool. Preheat the oven to 170 C (150C Fan), 325F, Mark 3. Grease and line an 8 inch/ 20cms cake tin. Arrange the clementine slices on the bottom of the tin. Melt the butter in the golden syrup in another pan. Mix the flour, ginger and cinnamon. Add the liquid from the pan gradually. Add the marmalade and beaten egg and stir in the hot water. Bake in a warm oven for about 50-55 minutes.

Meryl’s tip :  This is a naturally moist cake so use a cake tester to check the cake is fully baked.  It’s really an upside down cake. 

It's a scrumptious cake to kick start a New Year. Have a very Happy New Year #baking. Let me know if you have a recipe to share and what you think about Clementine and Ginger Cake.