Do young people even know what a Rock Cake is ? I still remember my grandmother baking these.

Prep time 15 minutes
Cook time 20 minutes

Makes 20


Ingredients
1 1/2 cups self -raising flour
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup cater sugar
100g butter, chilled, chopped
3/4 cup sultanas
2 tablespoon mixed peel
1 egg lightly beaten
1/3 cup milk

Butter to serve.

Method

1. Preheat oven 200°C / 180°C fan-forced . Line to baking trays with baking paper.

2. Sift flours and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in sugar . Using your fingertips, rub butter through mixture until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in sultanas and mixed peel. Make a well in the centre. Combine egg and milk in a jug. Pour egg n milk into well. Using a butter knife, mix ingredients to form a sticky dough. Add more milk if necessary.

3. Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture 5cm apart onto prepared trays.

4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a wire rack and cool .

Serve Rock Cakes warm or at room temperature with butter

 Enjoy

 

[Luckyus]

Do young people even know what a Rock Cake is ? I still remember my grandmother baking these.

Prep time 15 minutes
Cook time 20 minutes

Makes 20
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Ingredients
1 1/2 cups self -raising flour
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup cater sugar
100g butter, chilled, chopped
3/4 cup sultanas
2 tablespoon mixed peel
1 egg lightly beaten
1/3 cup milk

Butter to serve.

Method

1. Preheat oven 200°C / 180°C fan-forced . Line to baking trays with baking paper.

2. Sift flours and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in sugar . Using your fingertips, rub butter through mixture until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in sultanas and mixed peel. Make a well in the centre. Combine egg and milk in a jug. Pour egg n milk into well. Using a butter knife, mix ingredients to form a sticky dough. Add more milk if necessary.

3. Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture 5cm apart onto prepared trays.

4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a wire rack and cool .

Serve Rock Cakes warm or at room temperature with butter

 Enjoy

Been a long time since I've heard of these S/Rose, must make some thanks for reminding me.

 

[Suzanne rose]

Been a long time since I've heard of these S/Rose, must make some thanks for reminding me.

It's funny how just going through my old Cookbooks and looking at my grandmother's recipes brings back so many wonderful memories

 

[doglover]

Always at school stalls and fetes. Thanks for sharing. x

 

[DLHM]

I used to make them when my kids were young and they all loved them, (so did I)! I’d forgotten about them, thank you for reminding me. Must make some for my grandkids.

 

[magpie1]

Boy.....haven't had these since Cocky was an egg....all the go at School fetes and even kids lunchboxes.

 

[Milica]

Thanks for the recipe Suzanne - i still buy them from a small bakery in Bentley, w.a. but homemade, u can't beat,
or country womens stalls make the best - thankyou:_)

 

[Gsr]

I often make rock cakes. I’m the throw a bit of this, a bit of that in type, this is how my mum taught me to cook cakes and biscuits. The last batch I cooked I took some to work for my team mates, they all loved them. A lot had never tasted them.

 

[Irene Anthony]

I normally buy them from Coles but now having a home made recipe, that will be a thing of the past !
Thank you Suzanne

 

[Useless]

I still make them when we have a bowls day I make them for the charity table

 

[Veggiepatch]

I have only tried baking scones years ago from a Betty Crocker packet mix. They ended up like rock cakes with emphasis on the granite. Lucky I did'nt break my teeth on them. As a result, I've never tried baking again.

 

[Knell]

I had never been able to make a scone that wasn't a rock cake until...I used Paul Hollywood's recipe just recently and they were sensational - Traditional Scones.

 

[Suzanne rose]

I often make rock cakes. I’m the throw a bit of this, a bit of that in type, this is how my mum taught me to cook cakes and biscuits. The last batch I cooked I took some to work for my team mates, they all loved them. A lot had never tasted them.

Funny how a lot of people have never tried them ir even heard of them. These are a great childhood memory for me

 

[Suzanne rose]

I have only tried baking scones years ago from a Betty Crocker packet mix. They ended up like rock cakes with emphasis on the granite. Lucky I did'nt break my teeth on them. As a result, I've never tried baking again.

Can I tempt you to make these

 

[Luckyus]

It's funny how just going through my old Cookbooks and looking at my grandmother's recipes brings back so many wonderful memories

It must be over thirty years ago I made these.

 

[Knell]

I have never made rock cakes nor have I had a home made one. I will certainly try making some - good idea!

 

[Veggiepatch]

From memory, Mum made these regularly but I felt the essential ingredient was cinnamon. It imparts that unique flavour that I loved.

 

[Knell]

I put choc and walnuts and curry powder in mine. Such a waste of ingredients.

curry powder?? I know, it is so disappointing when expensive ingredients are wasted.

 

[Veggiepatch]

Sorry it wasn’t curry powder it was turmeric powder I put curry powder in my carrot and potato cake I make. But I use rice flour which is expensive to buy for a 375g bag.thatll teach me.

Lay off the saffron. It's worth more than gold! Same as rice bran oil. Used be sooo cheap but not now!

 

[Suzanne rose]

From memory, Mum made these regularly but I felt the essential ingredient was cinnamon. It imparts that unique flavour that I loved.

I also remembered my grandmother sometimes sprinkled sugar in top