Dessert for 4

Parkin Cake

Name: Parkin Cake
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 200 g butter; 1 large egg; 4 tbsp milk; 200 g golden syrup; 85 g black treacle; 85 g brown sugar; 100 g oatmeal; 250 g self-raising flour; 1 tbsp ground ginger

$7.47for 455 minServes 4

This moist ginger cake combines oatmeal, syrup, and treacle before baking in a square pan until set.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 7 oz$0.40/oz typical	7 oz	$2.82Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Milk, 2.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.09Typical price
	Oats, 3.5 oz$0.10/oz typical	3.5 oz	$0.35Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.47

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.87 per serving$7.47 for 4

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Ingredients

200 g butter
1 large egg
4 tbsp milk
200 g golden syrup
85 g black treacle
85 g brown sugar
100 g oatmeal
250 g self-raising flour
1 tbsp ground ginger

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line an 8-inch square pan with butter.
Melt the butter, golden syrup, black treacle, and brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
Cool the mixture for 5 minutes, then whisk in the egg and milk.
Stir in the oatmeal, flour, and ground ginger until just combined.
Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 40 minutes, until firm in the center.
Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes before cutting.