Bake the British Isles - Traditional Bonfire Night Oatmeal Parkin Cake

We will start by putting our aprons on and briefly introducing ourselves, then we will find out what the students already know about our beautiful British Isles.  We will take a look at a map to locate the four countries that make up the UK.   We will look at London in particular, as this is where the famous Gunpowder Plot took place.  We will learn a bit about the events of the night of November 5th 1605, and how Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

We will measure/weigh the ingredients to make the batter for oatmeal parkin, which is a delicious sticky cake traditionally eaten round the bonfire on Bonfire Night.  We will make the batter, put it into cake cases, and have a quick clear up.  While the muffins are baking, we will have time for a bit of fun with a quiz about Bonfire Night traditions; for example, what does 'Penny for the Guy' mean, and what is the flaming barrel run?

As this is a baking class, it is essential an adult is on hand to assist where necessary.  

Bonfire Night is always a time we look forward to.  The sky is lit up with fireworks which go on for hours, and the air is full of the smell of bonfires;  we watch them from our window, and of course we have our own in the garden too.  We wrap up warm and eat baked potatoes, toffee apples, bonfire toffee, tomato soup, and of course oatmeal parkin.  It cheers us up once the dark, cold nights have come in.

Look out for other sessions in the 'Bake the British Isles' series!  I am also running the oatmeal parkin class as part of my Bake the British Isles Cooking Club, an ongoing class that includes all the bakes I have taught on Outschool  
https://outschool.com/classes/bake-the-british-isles-cooking-club-6l3gAsJy?sectionUid=63dc645d-530f-4c16-acbb-00068a555bdb&showDetails=true

Please let me know in advance if your child has any additional needs; they are very welcome to join in.  I will adapt the class to accommodate them where possible (and it usually is possible!).

Usually the cake is made in a large cake tin, but this does take longer to cook.  I am putting the batter into cupcakes in this class, so they can finish baking before the end of the class (fingers crossed!).

NB the recipe contains egg and flour, so if your child has allergies this class will not be suitable for them.