Is it the best cake in the world? It’s good cold as a cake yet you can eat it still warm. You can even reheat it and serve with custard like pudding or cream like cake. Is there anything it can’t do?

Is there anything it can’t do?

The Rubik’s cube?

Had some this afternoon. Homemade, Atkinsons, Cooplands or Crusty Cob Shop? Crusty Cob Shop for me.

A better alternative ..a bought McVities Jamaica Ginger Cake moist as a moist thing ..eat it hot,cold with custard , cream or ice cream or both ( all ) ..oh yeah !

I like the mcvities but there’s something almost devine about the chewy oatyness of good parkin. Also it’s less prone to being inedible when removed from your bag as a mid ride snack.

The Rubik’s cube?

I’m pretty sure it’s as likely as me to solve one.

On this particular occasion midlife, it was of the “made by a little old lady in the village” variety, which ime tends to be the best variety of any sweet treat but I find even poor parkin tends to be pretty reasonable so I’ll happily even indulge in supermarket stuff.

Ahh well ..
You didn’t mention the “little old lady in the the village ” part of the equation in your original description ..even better if she was a WI member .. 😀

By coincidence I have been promised some will be made this afternoon.

…and it has been. Joy.

Parkin is the absolute shizzle

I thought this thread was going to be about former children’s BBC presenter and broom cupboard resident ginger Simon Parkin, whom I once saw at the Boat Show (true story). Is disappoint. 🙁

Parkin 😀 nom nom nom…

Anyone else tried Kirriemuir gingerbread cake? Also highly nomworthy 😛

Parkin is lush…

Any top recipes??

Bothams

That is all

^^^ I assume booths will do a decent one, may have to swing by and check. Otherwise I’ll just rely on my current cakes for favours scheme.

mahalo – Member
Any top recipes??

My attempts have always been sub par, just one of those things i can’t cook. That said everyone i know who can do a decent job of it is old (and coincidentally also does good crispy dumplings which i can’t get right either), so i think being old is an important part of the recipe.

…which reminds me, I must remember to ask my mum for her parkin recipe.

Just ask for more parkin?

Should anyone need assistance – I am perfectly happy to dispose of unwanted parkin. I’ll only charge costs, not an hourly rate.

Got me a Jamaica Ginger Cake today + custard + Mackies Dairy Ice Cream ..which I will eat with both but maybe not at the same time ( possibly ) ..couldnt find any Parkin ..and possibly haven’t as yet tried it ever ..

and possibly haven’t as yet tried it ever ..

Are you a lancastrian? They even have it in Morrison’s (bakery produce not page packaged cakes) you know, there is no excuse.

I’ll only charge costs, not an hourly rate.

Pp gift to your rich Nigerian uncle ok?

A Northumbrian..maybe it’s just been off my radar ..I will hunt one down though 😀

Pp gift to your rich Nigerian uncle ok?

Was thinking more of a Western Union transfer.