Gingerbread sponge cakes

By lorenza

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Ingredients

100 ml of milk
1 star anise
2-3 tbsp honey
25g plain flour
150g rye flour (or wholemeal)
25g potato starch
1 packet of baking powder
15g of brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp allspice (or spice mix for gingerbread)
100g manderin marmelade (or bitter orange)
2 eggs
80g soft butter
1 teaspoon of salt

Details

servings 6
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 25mins
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180 ° C/ gas mark 4.
Heat the milk in a small saucepan, add the star anise and infuse for 10 minutes. Remove the star anise.
Heat the honey over low heat.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, brown sugar, cinnamon and the spices.

Step 2

Add the honey and marmalade to this mixture while stirring with a spatula. Add the eggs, the softened butter and salt, stirring continuously. Add the milk and mix until you get a smooth paste. Fill the cake tins and bake for 25-30 minutes at 180-190 ° C.