The combination of ground ginger, allspice, stem ginger and chilli makes an intensely flavoured sponge cake ... Put the butter, sugar, treacle and syrup in a medium saucepan.

Mix the flour, sugar, ginger and bicarbonate of soda together in a bowl. Using your fingers, rub the margarine in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the beaten egg, syrup and hot water ...

Juliet's serving up a spoonful of nostalgia by baking a retro British favourite - easy syrup sponge. Preheat the oven to 170℃, 160℃ fan, gas 3. Grease a 23cm / 9 inch round fixed-base cake tin ...

Once the sponges are cool, trim off any domed tops with a serrated knife before using a pastry brush to brush the tops of each sponge with syrup from the stem ginger jar. Now it’s time to ...