Parkin Cake
“Discover the joy of making Parkin Cake at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”

🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Parkin Cake at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Parkin Cake represents the best of British cooking—hearty, comforting, and deeply satisfying. Modern British cuisine has evolved far beyond its reputation, embracing quality ingredients and refined techniques.
This dish proves that British food can be both comforting and impressive.
📋 Parkin Cake
📝 Ingredients
- •200g Butter
- •1 large Egg
- •4 tbs Milk
- •200g Golden Syrup
- •85g Black Treacle
- •85g Brown Sugar
- •100g Oatmeal
- •250g Self-raising Flour
- •1 tbs Ground Ginger
👨🍳 Instructions
- 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.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Parkin Cake at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality Butter
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
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