ICED GINGER SHORTCAKE

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This crumbly shortcake by Good Food reader Amelia Leadley is easy to whip up straight from the cupboard - and perfect with a cup of tea

Provided by Good Food team

Time 50m

Yield Makes 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

175g butter , plus extra for greasing
85g caster sugar
200g plain flour
2 tsp ground ginger
100g butter
2 tbsp golden syrup
8 heaped tbsp icing sugar
2 tsp ground ginger
crystallised ginger , roughly chopped, to decorate (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a 20cm square baking tray. Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Sift in the flour and ginger, then mix together with a knife. Using lightly floured hands, bring the mixture together to form a dough, then spread it into the greased baking tray. Bake for 30 mins until golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly.
For the icing, melt the butter and syrup in a pan. Remove from the heat, sift in the icing sugar and ginger, then mix until smooth and glossy. Cool until almost cold and beat well again. Spread the icing over the shortcake using a palette knife, decorate with chopped crystallised ginger and serve cut into slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 249 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.28 milligram of sodium