Snack

Rock Cakes

Name: Rock Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225g self-raising flour; 75g caster sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 125g butter, cubed; 150g dried fruit; 1 egg; 1 tbs milk; 2 tsp vanilla extract

Rustic British rock cakes with dried fruit, baked until golden brown and lightly crisp outside.

35 min
190 kcal
Vegetarian
British
Dessert
Cake

Mellowpan tip: Makes 12 servings, plenty to share.

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Ingredients

For 12 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
Step 2:
Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
Step 3:
Mix the flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl.
Step 4:
Rub in the cubed butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
Step 5:
Mix in the dried fruit.
Step 6:
In a clean bowl, beat the egg and milk together with the vanilla extract.
Step 7:
Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients.
Step 8:
Stir with a spoon until the mixture just comes together as a thick, lumpy dough.
Step 9:
Add a teaspoon more milk if needed to make the mixture stick together.
Step 10:
Place golf ball-sized spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking tray.
Step 11:
Leave space between them, as they will flatten and spread to double their size during baking.
Step 12:
Bake for 15–20 minutes, until golden brown.
15–20 min
Step 13:
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes.
Step 14:
Turn the rock cakes out onto a wire rack to cool.