PARKIN

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Parkin is a traditional ginger cake from Northern England flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and warm spices. A lovely teatime treat!

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield Makes 16 squares

Number Of Ingredients 9

200g butter, plus extra for greasing
1 large egg
4 tbsp milk
200g golden syrup
85g treacle
85g light soft brown sugar
100g medium oatmeal
250g self-raising flour
1 tbsp ground ginger

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter a deep 22cm square cake tin and line with baking parchment. Beat the egg and milk together with a fork.
  • Gently melt the syrup, treacle, sugar and butter together in a large pan until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat. Mix together the oatmeal, flour and ginger and stir into the syrup mixture, followed by the egg and milk.
  • Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 50 mins - 1 hr until the cake feels firm and a little crusty on top. Cool in the tin then wrap in more parchment and foil. Keep for up to five days before eating if you can - it'll become softer and stickier the longer you leave it, up to two weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248 calories, Fat 11.4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6.7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33.3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18.5 grams sugar, Fiber 0.9 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium

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