Rock Cakes

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
World's Best Cakes: 250 great cakes from Raspberry Genoise to Chocolate Kugelhopf

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

  • About

For many of us, Rock Cakes bring back memories of childhood baking, as they do not require great skill and were often the first attempts at making cakes of some sort. These cakes are a cross between a scone and a buttery cake and were publicised during the Second World War in the UK as they could be made with fewer eggs and sugar (which were being rationed at the time) than traditional cakes. These delicious small cakes can be rustled up in no time - helpers with little hands may well want