Chocolate ginger cake with custard sauce - happy birthday hubby :-)

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp heaped - whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp - oat flakes
• 6 tbsp - honey
• 6 tbsp - sunflower oil
• 1 1/2 tsp - baking powder
• 3/4 tbsp - cocoa powder
• a pinch of salt
• 100 grams - chocolate 55%
• 1/2 tbsp - crystallised ginger
• 2 1/2 tsp - dried ginger powder
• 1/2 cup - gingerale

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and grease a 15 cm round cake pan.
• In a bowl, mix together the flour, oat flakes, baking powder, cocoa powder, crystallised ginger, dried ginger powder and salt.
• In another bowl, mix well the honey and oil.
• Add the melted and cooled chocolate to the flour and rub lightly with finger tips until it resembles bread crumbs.
• Add the honey and oil mixture and then add the gingerale and mix lightly for a couple of minutes. Pour the batter into the greased pan.
• Place the pan in the center of the preheated oven and bake for approx 40 minutes.
• Let the cake cool in the pan. Unmould and serve with custard sauce.

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