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Jamaican-style ginger cake without treacle/golden syrup

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user1473069303 · 02/01/2020 15:31

Hi,

I'd like to make a Jamaican-style ginger cake but don't fancy my chances of finding black treacle and golden syrup, given that I live abroad.
Does anyone have a recipe which uses dark sugar or honey, please?

TIA

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newtb · 02/01/2020 17:27

There's a You tube video for making both golden syrup and treacle.

I found the golden syrup works really well, the treacle one didn't work too well for me and I still haven't got the traces of the pan.

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user1473069303 · 03/01/2020 16:07

Thanks, newtb!

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TheCanterburyWhales · 04/01/2020 16:27

I am also abroad and Delia's Jamaica ginger cake is our family favourite. I buy the black treacle and golden syrup from Amazon.

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mumwon · 04/01/2020 16:30

I think honey would work well I have interchanged honey & golden syrup in recipes (flapjacks! & applesauce cake) gives a slightly different flavour but its still nice & use a darker brown sugar

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dreichnolonger · 04/01/2020 19:59

Dark corn syrup could also work if you can get this.

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user1473069303 · 07/01/2020 09:09

Thanks for the advice!

Hmm, Amazon does two tins of dark treacle for 11 eur. Never thought to look!

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MitziK · 10/01/2020 11:02

How about the liquid from a jar of stem ginger with some dark sugar?

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user1473069303 · 21/01/2020 10:36

Nice idea, MitziK - thanks!

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