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Gingerbread cake

Name: Gingerbread cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 22 min
Ingredients: 4 Weet-Bix™, finely crushed; 1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup boiling water; 1/4 cup molasses or treacle; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1/3 cup olive oil or vegetable oil; To decorate, optional2 Tbsp pomegranate seeds; 2 tsp icing sugar

Serves: 10

Prep: 10

Cook: 22

Perfect for morning tea or as an after-dinner treat, this festive spiced cake is the perfect end to any meal.

Ingredients

4 Weet-Bix™, finely crushed
1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup boiling water
1/4 cup molasses or treacle
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup olive oil or vegetable oil

To decorate, optional

2 Tbsp pomegranate seeds
2 tsp icing sugar

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Method

Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line base and two sides of a 20 cm cake tin with a strip of baking paper.
Step 2
Combine Weet-Bix, flour, spices, and salt in a large bowl. Stir well.
Step 3
In a jug, whisk together boiling water and molasses. Add brown sugar and oil and whisk again. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir to just combine.
Step 4
Transferred batter into prepared tin. Bake 20 - 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Step 5
Cool in tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar and scatter over pomegranate seeds to serve.