Ordinary oatmeal transforms into an extraordinary breakfast with gingerbread spice. From the morning onwards, the kitchen feels festive as spicy aromas mingle with the sweet scent of citrus.

Lottie Shaw’s can put much of its success, in recent years at least, down to one product: parkin. The gingerbread cake, which is made with oatmeal and black treacle, is described by the business as ...

Ordinary oatmeal will transform into an exceptional breakfast with the addition of gingerbread spice. In the morning, the kitchen feels festive as spicy aromas blend with the sweet scent of citrus.

For the parkin, put the soft brown sugar, butter, syrup and treacle into a small saucepan and melt over a gentle heat. Put the oats, flour, ginger, nutmeg, mixed spice and a pinch of salt into a ...