How To make Rock Cakes
2 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
pn Salt 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1/4 c Cold butter, cut in
-small pieces 1/4 c Solid vegetable shortening,
-cut in pieces 1/3 c Raisins (plumped)
1/3 c Chopped walnuts
2/3 c Packed light brown sugar
Grated peel of one lemon 1 Egg, lightly beaten
1 tb To 2T milk
A staple at English boarding schools, these individual cakes are served with afternoon tea. They don't keep well; after a day they take on the characteristics of "rocks". Preheat oven to 400F (205C). Grease a large baking sheet; set aside. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves into a large bowl. With your fingers, rub in butter and shortening until mixture is crumbly. Stir in raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, and lemon peel. Add egg and just enough milk to make a stiff dough. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve fresh. Makes about 15 rock cakes.
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How to make quintessentially British Rock Cakes loved by Harry Potter
Rock cakes, also known as rock buns, are a deliciously light traditional British cake. They are a childhood favourite sweet treat in the UK and extremely easy to make.
Rock cakes are a traditional British cake with a long history and have been popular in the UK for centuries. Because they are extremely economical to make, they use only one egg and less sugar than other cakes, they were extremely popular during times of rationing in the Second World War. In fiction, they are enjoyed by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in the Philosopher’s Stone as well as by characters in a couple of Agatha Christie books. So easy to make you can get your children involved, and in fact , these were the first cakes I ever made when I was nine years old.
Instructions: In a bowl mix 225g self raising flour (or 225g plain flour with 2 teaspoons baking powder) and half a teaspoon of salt. Then combine with 125g margarine until it resembles breadcrumbs. Next mix in 75g sugar and 50g currants or sultanas. Now add 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla essence and stir until combined. Grease a baking sheet and, using 2 forks, roughly shape into 10-12 cakes. Keep them rough looking as they are meant to look like rocks.
Bake at 200°C / fan 180° C for about 12 to 15 minutes until firm and slightly golden. Cool on a wire rack and eat warm or cold. These freeze well too.
Rock Cakes - Quick & Easy
These old-fashioned rock cakes are just perfect. Made with the simplest of ingredients, they are so quick to make they can be ready to eat within 45 minutes. Resembling rocks they were a big favourite during my childhood, and were popular during World War II, when rationing meant that more exotic ingredients weren't so easy to obtain.
Chapters/Time codes:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Preheat the oven
1.42 Ingredients
3:12 Mix flour/spices
3:50 Process/rub in the butter
5:30 Stir in sugar and fruit
6:40 Add egg to make batter
9:01 Divide batter into portions
10:12 Bake the rock cakes
10:35 Result/Taste Test
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Ingredients:-
225g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder which I sieved with the flour
60g caster sugar
100g unsalted butter
3 teaspoons of orange juice
125g fruit
1 egg beaten
1 teaspoon mixed spice
4 teaspoons milk - please note - but less may be needed
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INGREDIENTS
500g of self raising flour
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2tsp of nutmeg
120g of sugar
180g of butter
175ml of evaporated milk
2 eggs
1tsp of vanilla essence
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