Sponge Cake with Ginger and Maple Syrup - very easy

Oven: 180 deg.C (350F)

Baking Time - approx 45mins to 1 hr.

Ingredients:

200g (7ozs) plain flour + 2 tsps. baking powder

200g. (7ozs.) demerara sugar

1 rounded teaspoon of ground ginger

1 tsp bicarb of soda

55g. (2ozs) melted butter

2 medium eggs - beaten

2 tblspns. of maple syrup

240ml. (9fl.ozs) hot water

Method:

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together

2. Add the wet ingredients - stir in gently.  Adding the hot water a small amount at a time while mixing.

3. Pour into a greased loaf tin and bake.  

4. When done, touch the centre top gently to see if 'set' then test with a skewer just to make sure it's cooked through.

5. When slightly cooled, skewer some holes in the cake and drizzle maple syrup over.  Using a soft pastry brush, brush the top of the cake so it looks glazed.

This cake is very light and a little sticky and crumbly - and tastes delicious - you can even have it with butter on!