Perfectly spiced and everything nice, this gingerbread pound cake comes topped off with an irresistible rum glaze for added ...

For dinner en famille, simply brush the cake with warm apricot jam, perhaps with a bit of rum stirred in. For something a bit fancier, drizzle on the second glaze just before serving.

Substitute the rum with orange juice for an alcohol-free version. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease and line and 20cm/8in springform cake tin ... or until the filling is set but still ...