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Meat-free. Gluten-free¹. Egg-free. Nut-free.

350g (12 oz) medium oatmeal
125g (4 oz) wholemeal flour
125g (4 oz) butter or margarine
125g (4 oz) honey
125g (4 oz) black treacle
1 tsp ground ginger
4 tblsp skimmed milk
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

Grease a 30cm x 15cm (12″ x 6″) cake tin.

Pre-heat oven to 160ºC (325F, gas mark 3).

Blend flour, oats and ginger together in a mixing bowl.

Melt butter or margarine, treacle and honey together in a saucepan over a low heat.

Add flour, oats and ginger. Mix well.

Gently heat the milk until lukewarm and stir in the bicarbonate of soda. Add to the mixture and beat well.

Pour mixture into cake tin and smooth out.

Bake for one and a half hours.

Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for about 15 minutes. Turn out and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Leave in an air-tight tin for a few days before cutting.

Notes:

1. contains oats

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