Rock Cakes on a cooling tray with two mugs of coffee

Rock cakes

Name: Rock cakes
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 220g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp mixed spice; 125g salted butter cold and cubed; 80g caster sugar; 125g mixed dried fruit; 1 large egg; 1 orange zested; 3 tbsp milk; 1 tbsp demerara sugar for sprinkling

Liberty Mendez

Published: May 4, 2022 at 4:42 PM

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Makes 12

Easy

Total time: 40 mins

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A great bake for beginners, rock cakes are a bit like scones – just more rustic-looking, and sprinkled with demerara sugar

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Ingredients

220g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp mixed spice
125g salted butter

cold and cubed
80g caster sugar
125g mixed dried fruit
1 large egg
1 orange

zested
3 tbsp milk
1 tbsp demerara sugar

for sprinkling

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a baking sheet with non-stick baking parchment. Tip the flour, baking powder and half the mixed spice into a bowl. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture forms fine crumbs, you can also do this in the food processor.
step 2

Stir in the caster sugar, a pinch of salt and dried fruit, then add the egg, orange zest and milk. Mix to a fairly firm dough. Spoon 12 rough blobs of the mixture onto the baking sheet, leaving room for a little spreading. Mix together the demerara sugar and remaining mixed spice and sprinkle over the cakes. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown.

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