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Eccles Cakes – the Classic British Tea Cake!

At a Glance

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
15 minutes
Total
35 minutes
Servings
10-12 cakes, 10-12 serving(s)

Categories

  • Dessert
  • Tea Cake
  • British
  • Baking
  • < 60 Mins

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • Egg

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 12. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 319.3 per serving 3831.6 for selected servings
Fat 18.3g per serving 219.6g for selected servings
Sugar 23.5g per serving 282g for selected servings
Protein 3.4g per serving 40.8g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 37.4g per serving 448.8g for selected servings

Classic British Eccles cakes made with puff pastry filled with spiced currants, sultanas, brown sugar, butter, and orange zest.

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Equipment

Oven, saucepan, rolling pin, 4-inch pastry cutter, baking sheet, parchment paper, wire rack, pastry brush, knife

Ingredients

  • 1 (10 -12 ounce) package puff pastry sheets (I like the high quality all butter stuff the best)
  • 3 ounces butter
  • 5 ounces light brown sugar
  • 5 ounces mix of sultana's and currants
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 grated orange, rind of
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • white sugar, for sprinkling (granulated)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.

  2. To make the filling, melt the butter in a small saucepan. Mix into this the other filling ingredients. Set aside.

  3. Roll the pastry out to about 1/8 inch thick onto a floured surface. Use a 4” pastry cutter to cut discs of pastry.

  4. Put a teaspoon of the filling into the middle of one disc.

  5. Brush half of the edge of this disc with water. Bring up all the sides of the disc to the middle (above the filling), and press tightly to seal.

  6. Turn the cake over on the work surface, and gently roll it to about 1/4” to 1/2” thick. Pat into a rough round shape.

  7. Repeat for the remaining pastry discs.

  8. Place disks on a non-stick baking sheet (a greased sheet, or one with parchment paper). Using a sharp knife, make 3 diagonal cuts through the top of each cake. Brush the top of each cake with the egg, and sprinkle a little white sugar over.

  9. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the cake has risen. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

  10. Serve with your afternoon tea!

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