Parkin is a traditional cake native to Northern England. This better-for-you version is made with whole wheat flour and reduced refined sugar, but it is every bit as good as the original!
Author: Emma
Serves: 9 squares
Ingredients
1 cup whole what pastry flour
½ cup oats
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 cup plain yoghurt
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup butter, melted
¼ cup maple syryp
1 tbsp treacle or molasses
Method
Preheat oven to 350F/175C
Grease a 9 x 9 square pan
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger
In a large bowl, combine yoghurt, sugar, butter, maple syrup, and treacle
Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and stir to combine
Bake for 40 minutes until a knife or toothpick come out clean, and the edges of the cake start to pull away from the side of the pan
Cool in the pan for an hour, and then turn onto a cooling rack to cool completely
Recipe by Emma's Little Kitchen at https://www.emmaslittlekitchen.com/parkin/