Parkin is a rich spiced cake from Yorkshire or Lancashire that is consumed during bonfire night. Are you unsure of what Bonfire night is? It is a festival in the UK marking the failure of a plot to blow up parliament by Guy Fawkes. This is celebrated by lighting bonfires and fireworks and making a Guy to collect pennies. If you want to know more then this short version of a video by the excellent Horrible Histories series is a great way to find out – tongue in cheek of course!
Ingredients
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp mixed spice
100g dark muscovado sugar
175g golden syrup
175g black treacle
125g Margarine
100ml Lactose free milk
225g Doves Farm Gluten Free self-raising flour
200g Oats (contamination free if you have coeliac disease)
Method
Sieve all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
Add the egg to the milk and mix
Melt the butter and sugars in a pan until dissolved – cool a little
Mix the ingredients together
You are looking for quite a wet mix, add more lactose free milk if required
Place some baking parchment into a round tin 9 inch baking tin and grease the tin if needed. Or if you wish this can be used as a tray bake. Cook at gas mark 4.5 until a skewer placed in the cake centre comes out clean. Top with icing sugar and star shaped sprinkles to represent fireworks.
Julie
I am a state registered dietitian and advisor to The IBS Network, the UK charity for people with irritable bowel syndrome. My specialty is dietary treatment of gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, coeliac disease, lactose & fructose malabsorption and complex food intolerances. I also have experience in dietetic treatment of people who have bariatric surgery and weight management.
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Thanks for sharing .
on November 9, 2017 at 11:10 am Nicole