5 from 4 votes
Ginger Sponge Cake
A light-as-air sponge cake with ginger, cocoa and spices - topped and filled with mock cream icing
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
428 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Australian, British
Ingredients
- 3 egg
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon golden syrup
- ½ cup arrowroot
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Filling and Icing
- 240 grams butter
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon water boiling
Decorating
- 5-6 lices orange or fresh orange, dehydrated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- Grease two round tins and line the bottom of the tins with baking paper.
- Beat eggs and sugar on medium-high in a stand mixer for 5 minutes or until pale and fluffy. Add golden syrup gradually and beat to combine.
- Sift arrowroot three times.
- Sift all dry ingredients into mixture, ⅓ at a time, folding with a spatula to combine.
- Pour an equal amount of mixture into the two prepared tins.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before gently easing each cake from its tin. Allow to cool completely before decorating.
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Filling and icing
- Beat butter and sugar in a stand mixer on med-high for 5 minutes.
- Lower speed and add cocoa and milk gradually. Return to med-high speed for a couple of minutes.
- Lower speed and add boiling water gradually. Return to med-high speed for a couple of minutes or until creamed.
- Use cream as a middle filling in the sponger and to ice the top of the sponge.
- Decorate with sliced oranges.
Nutrition Information
Calories
428kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
127mg
(42%)
Sodium
310mg
(13%)
Potassium
111mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
39g
(78%)
Vitamin A
850IU
(17%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 428
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 428kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 127mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 310mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 111mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 850IU | 17% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.