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Ingredients:

• Unsalted butter - 200g, melted, plus extra for the tin
• Golden caster sugar 1 tbsp
• Rhubarb - 400g, trimmed and chopped into 4cm pieces on the diagonal, (look for bright pink forced rhubarb)
• Plain flour 300g, sifted
• Baking powder 1 tsp
• Bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp
• Ground ginger 1 tsp
• Soft light brown sugar 200g, sifted
• Golden syrup 50g
• Stem ginger in syrup 2 balls, chopped into chunks, plus 1 tbsp of syrup from the jar
• Eggs 2 large
• Whole milk 200ml
• Thick clotted cream to serve, if you like

Method:

STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a 23cm, deep, round spring-form cake tin, brush the base with 1 tbsp of the melted butter and scatter over the golden caster sugar.

STEP 2
Put the cut rhubarb at the bottom of the cake tin in a geometrical pattern, so that it covers the entire base. Press down to ensure total coverage and prevent leaks.

STEP 3
Mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and soft light brown sugar in a bowl, and put to one side. Add the golden syrup, ginger chunks, and ginger syrup into the rest of the melted butter, and mix well.

STEP 4
Whisk the eggs and milk in a separate bowl with electric beaters until light and airy, then gently whisk into the butter and syrup mixture.

STEP 5
Fold the flour mixture into the liquid mixture until just combined. Pour over the rhubarb and bake for 1 hour or until risen and cooked through.

STEP 6
Leave to cool for 10 minutes in the tin, then turn upside down onto a wire rack and remove the tin to cool completely. Serve with a dollop of thick cream, if you like.

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