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Eccles cakes
Photo: David Holifield

Eccles cakes

13 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4-6 openrecipes
Eccles cakes

Use ready-made puff pastry for easy, flakey cakes to encase the spiced, fruity filling – a real classic.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

835
Calories
22g
Protein
22g
Fat
139g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Citrus Peel not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 75g/3oz unsalted butter
  • 150g/5oz soft brown sugar
  • 150g/5oz currants
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1 orangezest
  • 50g/2oz mixed citrus peel
  • 25-50g/1-2oz margarine
  • 1 block ready-made puff pastry
  • , for dusting flour
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
  • , for dusting caster sugar
  • , for dusting icing sugar

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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