Easy treacle sponge

Vegetarian
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Easy treacle sponge
55 min.
8
519kcal

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Ingredients

  • 250 golden syrup 
  •  lemon zest 
  • tbsp breadcrumb 
  • 200 pack butter softened
  • 200 golden caster sugar 
  • medium eggs 
  • 200 self-raising flour 
  • tbsp milk 

Equipment

  • oven
  • baking pan
  • skewers

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas
  2. Mix the syrup, lemon zest, juice and breadcrumbs and spread over the base of a 1.5 litre baking dish.
  3. Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in the eggs, one by one. Stir in the flour and milk and dollop over the syrup.
  4. Bake for 35-40 mins until golden and risen, and a skewer poked into the sponge comes out clean-ish. Eat with lots of custard, cream or ice cream and extra dribbles of syrup.

Nutrition Facts

Calories519kcal
Protein4.95%
Fat39.45%
Carbs55.6%

Properties

Glycemic Index
27.25
Glycemic Load
27.52
Inflammation Score
-4
Nutrition Score
6.1278260635293%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:518.76kcal
25.94%
Fat:22.89g
35.22%
Saturated Fat:13.68g
85.48%
Carbohydrates:72.6g
24.2%
Net Carbohydrates:71.64g
26.05%
Sugar:50.03g
55.58%
Cholesterol:116.25mg
38.75%
Sodium:241.04mg
10.48%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:6.47g
12.94%
Selenium:17.3µg
24.71%
Vitamin A:729.91IU
14.6%
Manganese:0.28mg
13.82%
Phosphorus:83.79mg
8.38%
Vitamin B2:0.14mg
8.1%
Calcium:63.71mg
6.37%
Vitamin B1:0.09mg
6.27%
Folate:23.79µg
5.95%
Vitamin E:0.86mg
5.77%
Iron:1mg
5.58%
Vitamin B5:0.49mg
4.95%
Vitamin B12:0.26µg
4.36%
Copper:0.09mg
4.29%
Zinc:0.59mg
3.91%
Fiber:0.96g
3.84%
Magnesium:14.9mg
3.73%
Vitamin B3:0.73mg
3.64%
Potassium:114.53mg
3.27%
Vitamin B6:0.06mg
3.14%
Vitamin D:0.43µg
2.89%
Vitamin K:2.32µg
2.2%
Vitamin C:0.97mg
1.17%