This soft and moist ginger loaf cake topped with crunchy streusel is the perfect tea time cake. Dark brown sugar and treacle for rich flavour and ginger, cinnamon and allspice give that wonderful gingerbread flavour.
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
6 cup capacity loaf tin
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / 160C fan forced. Line a 6 cup capacity loaf tin (roughly 8x4 inch) with baking paper. Make sure the baking paper overhangs a little on the long sides to make it easy to remove.
FOR THE STREUSEL
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour and sugar. Grate in the butter. Use your fingers to mix and press it all together until well combined and clumping (notes). Set aside.
FOR THE GINGER CAKE
In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, all spice, cinnamon and salt.
Add the brown sugar, the use a whisk to combine making sure to disperse any lumps of sugar.
In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs.
Add the buttermilk, oil and treacle then whisk well to combine.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry and use a spatula to mix it until just combined - don't overmix.
Pour the batter into the prepared tin, level out the top and scatter over the streusel.
Bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out with just a crumb or two.
Let it cool in the tin for a minute or two, before using the baking paper to lift it out and transfer to a wire rack to cool further.
Lovely served warm with butter.
Notes
For best results, you should always weigh ingredients where a weight is the first measurement given. Kitchen scales are relatively cheap but if you can’t weigh the ingredients, use the spoon and level method (don’t scoop).
All ovens vary – always test for doneness 3-5 minutes before the recipe suggests
The streusel mix should be well dispersed and creating small clumps but don’t take it so far that you have a dough.
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