Parkin

Name: Parkin
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 16
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 180 g/6¼ oz (generous ½ cup) golden syrup (light corn syrup); 150 g/5½ oz (scant ½ cup) black treacle (molasses); 150 g/5½ oz (scant ½ cup) black treacle (molasses); 180 ml/6 fl oz (¾ cup) unsweetened dairy-free milk; 2 tsp ground ginger; 115 g/4 oz (scant ½ cup) dairy-free butter; 100 g/3½ oz (½ cup) soft brown sugar; 180 g/6¼ oz (generous ½ cup) golden syrup (light corn syrup); 150 g/5½ oz (heaped 1 cup) self-raising (self-rising) flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 150 g/5½ oz (1½ cups) porridge oats (oatmeal); 150 g/5½ oz (1½ cups) porridge oats (oatmeal)

Preparation info

Serves
16

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

About

A moist, treacly, ginger cake from Yorkshire, traditionally eaten around Bonfire Night. Best served with a hot toddy or mulled cider on a cold Autumn night.

Ingredients

150 g/5½ oz (heaped 1 cup) self-raising (self-rising) flour
1

Europe
United Kingdom
Autumn
Mediterranean
Vegan
Cake

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C fan/180°C/350°F/gas 4 and line a 20 x 20 cm/8 x 8