Ingredients

220g plain flour 4tspn ground ginger 1½tspn mixed spice 1tspn freshly grated nutmeg 1½tspn bicarbonate of soda ¼tspn salt A few grinds of black pepper 150g medium oatmeal 110g unsalted butter, plus a little more for greasing the tin 100g Golden Syrup 100g dark muscovado sugar 80g black treacle 1 egg, lightly beaten 80ml whole milk