Gingerbread cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting

INGREDIENTS

2 tsp

Ginger, ground

Orange, zest of

Eggs, large

1 tbsp

Orange or lemon juice, fresh

2 tbsp

Treacle

658 3/4 g

dark brown sugar, dark

698 2/3 g

plain (all purpose flour), plain

398 1/2 g

icing

1 tbsp

Baking powder

1 tsp

Bicarbonate of soda

3 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon, ground

1 tsp

Cloves, ground

1/2 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Vanilla extract

597 2/3 g

full-fat cream cheese, full-fat

398 1/2 g

+ 1 heaped tbsp cold unsalted butter, unsalted

614 1/8 milliliters

Whole milk

400 g | 14oz | 1 3/4 cups double (heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks)

3 tbsp

Very finely diced candied (crystallised ginger)