Eccles cakes

Prep
30m
Cook
20m
makes
12
Eccles cakes
Eccles cakes
Eccles cakes are a sweet currant and spice mixture inside a golden pastry shell. They are the perfect addition to afternoon tea.

Ingredients (9)

  • 25g unsalted butter, softened
  • 25g light brown sugar
  • 25g mixed peel
  • 75g currants
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 6 sheets butter puff pastry
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 eggwhite, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon coloured sugar (from supermarkets) or caster sugar

Method

  • 1.
    Preheat the oven to 190°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the butter, sugar, peel, currants and spice in a bowl and use a fork to mash together until just combined.
  • 2.
    Cut 10cm circles from the puff pastry and place a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of each circle. Dampen the edges of the pastry with a little milk and gather the edges together to seal well.
  • 3.
    Turn the cakes over so that the joins are underneath, then use a rolling pin to gently flatten each one slightly so that the currants are just popping through. Brush the tops with eggwhite and sprinkle with a little sugar. Place the cakes on the baking tray, then refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  • 4.
    Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden.
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