Yogi's sinful ginger cake recipe

Ingredients

• 150 g butter, plus extra for greasing
• 300 g golden syrup
• 200 g dark muscovado sugar
• 250 ml Guinness
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 300 g plain flour
• 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 eggs
• 300 ml soured cream
• Fresh fruit compote
• Ice cream or crème fraiche

Method

1. Heat the oven to 170°C (gas 3). Line a 30 x 20cm baking tray with foil and grease it.
2. Warm the butter, golden syrup, muscovado sugar, stout, ginger, cinnamon and cloves gently until the butter and sugars have melted together.
3. Take the pan off the heat and whisk in the flour and bicarbonate of soda until smooth.
4. Whisk the eggs with the soured cream, then beat this mixture into the spiced batter.
5. Pour into the prepared tray and bake for about 45 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
6. Serve with the chosen fruit compote and either ice cream or crème fraîche.