Rock Cakes

Category, DifficultyBeginner

A war time recipe when ingredients like eggs & sugar were scarce. Delicious served warm.

Rock cakes
Yields18 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time30 mins
 400 g Self Raising Flour
 12 g Baking Powder
 125 g Brown Sugar
 200 g Margarine
 200 g Mixed Dried Fruit
 5 fl oz Milk
 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
 1 tsp Almond Essence
 Glace Cherries for decoration (optional)
1

Preheat oven to Gas mark 6, 180ºC.

2

In a mixing machine bowl, add the self raising flour, baking powder, 100g of the sugar, margarine & mixed fruit. Mix on a slow speed bringing all the ingredients together.
(If you do not have a mixing machine this process can be carried out by hand).

3

Add the milk, vanilla & almond essence to the mixture & continue mixing until the ingredients have all bound together.

4

Using a dessert spoon divide the mixture into 18 equally sized mounds onto a non stick baking tray.

5

Add a glace cherry to the top of each cake, sprinkle the tops with the remainder of the sugar, & bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Rock Cakes

Ingredients

 400 g Self Raising Flour
 12 g Baking Powder
 125 g Brown Sugar
 200 g Margarine
 200 g Mixed Dried Fruit
 5 fl oz Milk
 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
 1 tsp Almond Essence
 Glace Cherries for decoration (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to Gas mark 6, 180ºC.

2

In a mixing machine bowl, add the self raising flour, baking powder, 100g of the sugar, margarine & mixed fruit. Mix on a slow speed bringing all the ingredients together.
(If you do not have a mixing machine this process can be carried out by hand).

3

Add the milk, vanilla & almond essence to the mixture & continue mixing until the ingredients have all bound together.

4

Using a dessert spoon divide the mixture into 18 equally sized mounds onto a non stick baking tray.

5

Add a glace cherry to the top of each cake, sprinkle the tops with the remainder of the sugar, & bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Rock Cakes

Rock Cakes

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