• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 + 1/3 cup golden syrup
• 225g butter (roughly diced)
• 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
• 250ml (1 cup) milk
• Nuts for topping (optional)

Preheat the oven to 150°C, and grease and line the base of an 11x30cm loaf tin

Sift dry ingredients together - flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, mixed spice, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Melt golden syrup with butter in a small saucepan. Add the golden syrup mixture to the dry ingredients, followed by eggs and milk. Combine well, using a whisk (note: this is a very wet mix).

Pour mix into the prepared tin (top with nuts if you like). Cook in loaf tin for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. When cooked, leave in the tin to cool for 30 minutes or more before turning out. Enjoy warm or cold.