Ginger Cake

1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 cup self raising flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp mixed spice
pinch salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
125g butter
1 cup golden syrup
Sift flours, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, spice and salt into a bowl.  Add sugar, beaten eggs and milk, mix well.  Put butter, golden syrup into saucepan, stir over low heat until butter has melted.  Stir into flour mixture, mix until well combined.  Grease a deep 20cm square tin and line with baking paper.  Pour cake batter evenly into a tin.  Bake @ 180 degrees C for 60-75 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.  Leave in the tin 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.  When cold ice with lemon icing.

Lemon Icing
1 cup icing sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp softened butter

Beat until smooth.