Rock Cakes

Name: Rock Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour; 1/2 tsp mixed spice; 100g cold butter, cubed; 100g caster sugar; 150g mixed dried fruit; 1 egg; 3-4 tbsp milk; caster sugar to finish

Rough-edged fruit scones that live up to their name in texture — a classic British bakery staple. Keeping the dough deliberately stiff and rough, rather than smoothing it out, is exactly what gives rock cakes their signature craggy peaks.

Total time

33 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

18 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

2 cupsself-raising flour

1/2 tspmixed spice

100gcold butter, cubed

100gcaster sugar

150gmixed dried fruit

1egg

3-4 tbspmilk

caster sugarto finish

Instructions

Mix flour and spice. Rub in butter until breadcrumb texture.

Stir in sugar and dried fruit.

Add egg and enough milk to make a stiff, rough dough.

Drop rough heaps onto lined baking trays.

Bake at 200°C for 15-18 minutes until golden. Dust with caster sugar while warm.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

647

Protein

9.3g

Fat

22.8g

Carbs

104.4g

Fiber

4.2g

Sodium

406mg

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