Lottie Shaw's 'Seriously Good'

Yorkshire Parkin

For those of you who haven't come across this famous Yorkshire recipe the best description I could give you of our Seriously Good Yorkshire Parkin is "A ginger cake predominantly baked using oatmeal and a perfect blend of syrup & black treacle"

Yorkshire Parkin varies across the region depending usually on the family recipes used but we believe we make the best Parkin in Yorkshire. Our recipe is over 100 years old and time and time again customer feedback I get is that the Parkin tastes like Grandmas used to make, this for me is the ultimate compliment.

One of the Seriously Good things about our Yorkshire Parkin is that the treacle in the recipe caramelises and hardens during baking, so before it leaves the bakery it is kept for a few days to allow it to "come again" - this is where the caramel softens giving each piece the perfect crumbly stickiness.

There are no artificial life enhancing ingredients in our Yorkshire Parkin yet the syrup preserves the cake for up to 12 weeks. Although there are no nuts in the recipe we are unable to guarantee nut free as we do have nuts in our bakery and the recipe does contain Wheat Flour. It is however suitable for vegetarians. Each Parkin is baked into a tray and then placed in the bag which is then tied by hand, the weight is 400g.

Traditionally enjoyed throughout the country on Bonfire Night and throughout the year in Yorkshire, I can strongly recommend that in Summer our Parkin works brilliantly with Strawberries and fresh Cream and in Winter hot with custard or Caramel Sauce and any day with a Pot of Tea.