Crafts and Life

Ingredients

• 100g plain wholemeal flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 100g oatmeal
• 4 tbsp muscovado sugar
• 100g black treacle
• 100g clear honey
• 100g butter
• 175ml milk

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4.
2. Line an 8 inch square cake tin with baking parchment.
3. Mix the flour, baking powder, ginger and oatmeal in a bowl.
4. Gently melt the sugar, treacle, honey or golden syrup and butter or margarine in a saucepan. Leave it to cool down slightly then stir in the milk.
5. Add the mixture to the dry ingredients, mix thoroughly, then pour into the cake tin. Bake for 50-60 minutes until it feels firm on top.
6. Remove from the tin and put on a wire tray to cool. Remove the lining paper and store wrapped in foil until served.

Makes 16 (even if they say it makes 4!) – taken from The Vegetarian Society