Parkin Cake
Caramel
Parkin Cake is a dessert recipe from British. It uses 9 ingredients, including butter, egg, milk, golden syrup, black treacle, brown sugar and more. The method is broken into 3 steps with measured ingredients.
Method
- 1
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a deep 22cm/9in square cake tin and line with baking parchment. Beat the egg and milk together with a fork.
- 2
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.
- 3
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 and keep for 3-5 days before eating if you can – it’ll become softer and stickier the longer you leave it, up to 2 weeks.
About this recipe
What is Parkin Cake?
Parkin Cake is a dessert recipe from British. It uses 9 ingredients, including butter, egg, milk, golden syrup, black treacle, brown sugar and more. The method is broken into 3 steps with measured ingredients.
Where is Parkin Cake from?
Parkin Cake is a British dish — the recipe on this page uses the ingredients and method typical of that cuisine.
How many ingredients does Parkin Cake need?
This recipe uses 9 ingredients, each with a measure in the list on this page.
Is Parkin Cake vegetarian?
This recipe is marked Dessert, so it is not identified as vegetarian or vegan. Check the ingredient list to match your diet.
Is there a video guide for Parkin Cake?
Yes — a YouTube walkthrough is linked on this page.
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