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Our latest loaf cake recipe is one the whole family love. This Golden Syrup Loaf Cake is moist and delicious with that distinct golden syrup flavour. It’s a homely, traditional bake that can be made for any occasion.

What do you need to make this golden syrup cake?

For this golden syrup cake we use typical cake ingredients – butter, sugar, flour and an egg as well as golden syrup and milk to make it fluffy and moist. We use either unsalted butter or margarine – whatever we have at home at the time.

We also use light brown sugar but golden caster sugar or standard white caster sugar work well too. We tend to use self raising flour as we always have it at home but you could also use plain flour and a little baking powder or baking soda if you want to.

For this golden syrup cake recipe we use a supermarket own brand golden syrup but you could use Lyle’s Golden Syrup for that extra traditional bake. We also use maple syrup sometimes instead of golden syrup for a lovely variation.

How do you serve an easy golden syrup cake?

This easy bake is a really versatile recipe that you can enjoy for literally any occasion. It’s great to have with a cup of tea in the afternoon or to slice for a bake sale but we also really enjoy it for dessert. This really wholesome bake works well with custard or warmed up and served with a dollop of ice cream on top for a really lovely pudding.

If you’re looking for other recipes to try here’s our rhubarb ginger cake, rhubarb and apple crumble cake and old school sprinkle cake recipes. You can see all our recipes to date here.

What equipment do you need for this golden syrup sponge cake recipe?

You can make this recipe simply with things you already have in your kitchen but here are the things we use in case there’s something you don’t already have:

As you can see, it’s all things you probably have already. We use loaf tin liners to guarantee that bakes come out of the tin easily and they’re great when baking as gifts too but parchment paper works well too.

So here’s our delicious Golden Syrup Cake Recipe:

Ingredients

200g self raising flour
120g unsalted butter at room temperature
120g caster sugar
1 egg
100g golden syrup
100ml milk

To finish

A little extra golden syrup to drizzle

Recipe

Preheat oven at 180C/350F/Gas 4
Line or grease a loaf tin
Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix until well combined.
Pour the golden syrup mixture into the prepared baking tin and bake in the centre of the oven for an hour until nicely risen and golden brown on top and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and stick a skewer repeatedly into the cake at random intervals.
Drizzle golden syrup over the top and leave to cool completely in the baking tin.
Slice and enjoy!

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