Banana Ginger Parkin

• 1 1/3 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 3/4 cups medium oatmeal
• 4 tablespoons dark muscovado sugar
• 6 tablespoons sunflower margarine
• 2/3 cup golden syrup
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup icing sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 160/325/Gas 3.Grease and line an 18 x 28cm cake tin (7 x 11").
2. Sift together the flour,bicarb of soda and ginger,then stir in the oatmeal.Melt the sugar,margarine and syrup in a saucepan,then stir into the flour mixture.Beat in the egg and mashed bananas.
3. Spoon into the tin and bake for about 1 hour or until firm to the touch.Cool in the tin,turn out and cut into squares.
4. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in just enough water to make a smooth,runny icing.Drizzle the icing over each square.

flour, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger, oatmeal, muscovado sugar, sunflower margarine, golden syrup, egg, bananas, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-ginger-parkin-396332 (may not work)