GETTING READY

1. Preheat oven at 300°F or Gas Mark 2.

MAKING

2. In a pan, take fat, sugar, treacle and syrup. Heat it over a low flame until fat melts. Keep it aside to cool.

3. In a bowl, sieve dry ingredients. Make a hole in the centre. Break eggs into it and add milk.

4. Add the earlier mixture into it slowly without beating and blend it well.

5. Grease an 8-inch square cake and line it with paper.

6. Pour the above mixture into it. Bake it in the centre of a slow oven at 300°F or Gas Mark 2 for about 1 1/4 hours. Check whether it is done by pressing it. Keep it aside to cool.

7. Remove from tin when it cools.

SERVING

8. Serve slices of Spiced Gingerbread with a scoop of raspberry sorbet, dollop of lemon curd or a smear of low-fat cream cheese.