ASDA part of the Wal-Mart family

• 100g black treacle
• 75g golden syrup
• 150g butter
• 100g soft brown sugar
• 175g plain flour
• 2tsp ground ginger
• 1tsp ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2tsp nutmeg, grated
• 275g medium oatmeal
• 1 large egg
• 150ml full-fat milk
• 1tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 Preheat the oven to 180C/ Gas 4. Line a deep 20cmsquare cake tin with nonstick baking paper. Put the black treacle, golden syrup, butter and sugar in a pan and heat gently, stirring, until the butter and sugar have dissolved. Set aside until lukewarm.

2 Sift the fl our, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg into a bowl. Stir in the oatmeal. Lightly beat the egg and milk with a fork, add bicarbonate of soda and stir into the fl our mixture, along with the butter and treacle until evenly mixed – don’t overbeat. Turn into the tin and bake for about 50 minutes, or until fi rm when lightly pressed in the middle.

3 Leave for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool on a rack. Keep in an airtight container for two days before eating.