Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, rock cakes. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
A rock cake, also called a rock bun, is a small cake with a rough surface resembling a rock. They were promoted by the Ministry of Food during the Second World War since they require fewer eggs and less sugar than ordinary cakes, an important savings in a time of strict rationing. Rock cakes are made from a simple dough made of self-rising flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, milk, and egg is studded with dried fruit, rolled into balls, and baked.
Rock Cakes is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Rock Cakes is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have rock cakes using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Rock Cakes:
- Take 200 grams plain flour
- Prepare 100 grams butter
- Take 50 grams castor sugar
- Make ready 150 grams dried mixed fruits
- Make ready 1 egg
- Get 2 tablespoons milk
- Get 1 teaspoon baking powder
Rock cakes are a type of fruitcakes. They are supposed to have a hard surface, but not be quite as rocky as Hagrid's version seemed to. Eating one of Hagrid's rock cakes was exactly like eating a rock, as they were so hard that they could break teeth instead of being a lovely treat. See more ideas about Rock cake, Rock buns, Recipes. · Rock Cakes A British Childhood Classic are a simple sweet buttery treat that goes perfectly with a cup of tea.
Instructions to make Rock Cakes:
- Pre-heat the oven to 200 degree Celsius. Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large baking bowl, add the softened butter and lightly rub together with fingertips until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Add in the mixed fruits and sugar. Use a fork or a tablespoon to stir such that it is well mixed. Make a well in the centre and crack the egg follow by the milk.
- Use the tablespoon lightly and swiftly mixed it until it form a sticky dough. Using a tablespoon, divide the mixture evenly spaced on the baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven 180oC for 15 mins or until golden brown and well risen. The rock buns should be firm to the touch, but they harden up properly once cold. Best served warm!
Rock cakes are a sweet treat made from eggs, flour, sugar, a raising agent, and fruit. They originated from England, where they gained popularity during WWII as a frugal but. Anyway, rock cakes are probably the first thing I ever cooked, certainly as far as I remember. As my dad was a baker, my mum never made cakes at home. Although mum was not much of a cook (I get.
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