Parkin

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas Line a 20cm/8in cake tin.

Step 2

Sieve the flour into a large bowl and add the sugar, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

Step 3

Place the butter and golden syrup in a pan and heat until the butter has melted.

Step 4

Put the egg and milk into a jug and beat together.

Step 5

Gradually pour the butter and syrup into the flour and stir, then add the egg and milk mixture and stir until smooth. Pour into the lined tin.

Step 6

Bake in the oven for one hour or until a skewer comes out clean when pieced in the centre of the parkin.