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Ginger Parkin with Honeycomb

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Prep

1 hr plus

Bake

35 mins

Serves

10+

Difficulty

Hard

About

Topped with Honeycomb, this spiced Ginger Parkin, a gingerbread cake from Yorkshire, makes the ultimate Autumnal treat. The cake is best made in advance and left to rest for a few days to a couple of weeks.

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Lyle’s Golden Syrup Tin

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HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

For the Ginger Parkin

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan) and grease and line a 20x30cm tin.

Step 2

In a saucepan, melt the butter, sugar, golden syrup and black treacle.

Step 3

In a large bowl mix the flour, oatmeal, ground ginger and nutmeg.

Step 4

Carefully pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix thoroughly.

Step 5

Mix in the milk and egg, and then the stem ginger until fully incorporated.

Step 6

Pour the runny batter into the tin and bake for 35 minutes, or until risen.

Step 7

Leave to cool fully before cutting and serving.

For the Honeycomb

Step 1

For the honeycomb, grease and line a 20x20cm tin.

Step 2

In a saucepan, heat the sugar and golden syrup on low until fully melted.

Step 3

Turn up the heat and let the sugar bubble until it has turned a deep amber.

Step 4

Remove from heat and tip in the bicarbonate of soda.

Step 5

Stir until it is fully mixed in, then immediately pour into the tin.

Step 6

Leave to set for an hour before breaking into pieces and scattering over the Parkin.

Ingredients

Serving

1

For the Ginger Parkin

Butter

Butter

Unsalted

200 g
Lyle's-golden-syrup

Lyle’s Golden Syrup

200 g

Lyle’s Black Treacle

90 g
Fairtrade Light Brown Soft

Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Light Soft Brown Sugar

80 g
Flour

Self raising flour

250 g
Oats

Rolled oats

Blitzed for a few seconds in a blender

90 g
Ginger

Ginger

Ground

2 tsp
Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Ground

1 tsp
Eggs

Large eggs

1
Milk

Milk

Whole

50 ml
Ginger

Ginger

Chopped

30 g

For the Honeycomb

Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar

200 g
Lyle's-golden-syrup

Lyle’s Golden Syrup

100 g
Baking-soda

Bicarbonate soda

2 tsp

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