Eccles Cakes

Name: Eccles Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50 g/1¾ oz (¼ oz) demerara (turbinado) sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 25 g/1 oz (2 tbsp) dairy-free butter; 150 g/5½ oz (heaped 1 cup) mixed dried fruit; 2 x 320 g/11¼ oz sheets of Vegan puff pastry; plain (all-purpose) flour, for dusting; ½ tsp ground mixed spice (apple pie spice); ½ tsp ground mixed spice (apple pie spice); caster sugar, for sprinkling; aquafaba or unsweetened dairyfree milk, for glazing; aquafaba or unsweetened dairyfree milk, for glazing

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

About

A British classic originating from Eccles, part of Greater Manchester, these teatime classics are filled with warm, sticky, spiced fruit, encased in a flaky, buttery pastry.

Ingredients

25 g/1 oz (2 tbsp) dairy-free butter
150

Europe
United Kingdom
Greater Manchester
Cake
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat and stir in the dried fruit, demerara sugar and spices. Cook gently for 5 minutes, then allow to cool. Once cool enough, transfer to the fridge to chill.
Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/220°C/425°F/gas 7