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by Nigella Lawson

Most of the time I refer to this as my Cider and five-spice gingerbread, but I changed the name out of concern for those who expect a little more gingeriness from their gingerbead. If you want to intensify the ginger element, use 250ml/9fl oz ginger beer in place of the cider.

This cake is wonderful enough plain as it is, though I have something of a faiblesse for the gleaming accompaniment of the smoky salted caramel sauce, as you can see from the picture.

For this recipe you will need a 2Β½/4Β½ pints litre capacity bundt tin or a 20cm/8in square cake tin (approx. 5Β½cm/2ΒΌin deep).

Cakes and baking