Ingredients

  • 1 23 cups self-rising flour
  • 1 12 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 12 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 23 cup dark molasses
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup orange marmalade
  • 12 cup golden raisin
  • 13 cup chopped crystallized ginger

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Butter and flour a 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan.
  • Line bottome with parchment paper.
  • Sift flour and ginger into a medium bowl.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter in a large bowl until fluffy.
  • Beat in molasses.
  • Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternately with eggs, one at a time.
  • Beat in marmalade, then raisins and crystallized ginger.
  • Transfer to baking pan.
  • Bake cake until tester (toothpick) inserted in center comes out clean, about 38 minutes, depending on oven temperature.
  • Cook cake completely in pan on rack.