Rock Cakes, or Rock Buns, are a tasty little confection that has been around for quite a while, but was heavily promoted during WW2, when many ingredients were rationed, to give an easy to make treat, with not too much of any of the rationed items.
I found a lovely recipe on BBC Good Food, which has a nice fruity filling with a mild spice flavour. The cakes are very easy to make and taste delicious.
Ingredients
- · 200g self-raising flour
- · 1 tsp baking powder
- · 1½ tsp mixed spice
- · 100g butter
- · 85g light muscovado sugar
- · 100g mixed dried fruits
- · 1 egg, beaten
- · 2 tbsp milk
- · demerara sugar, or roughly crushed sugar cubes, for sprinkling
Method
2. Stir in the muscovado sugar and fruit, then add the egg and milk. Mix to a fairly firm dough. Spoon 10 rough blobs of the mixture onto the baking sheet, leaving room for a little spreading. Mix together the sugar and remaining mixed spice and sprinkle over the cakes. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown.