rock cake
Craggy British treat
A rock cake is a small British pastry with a rough, craggy surface resembling a rock.
Made with flour, butter, sugar, and dried fruit, rock cakes have a dense, crumbly texture rather than the light rise of a proper cake.
They're meant to look rugged, not elegant: The church fête always had rock cakes and lemon squash.
Milled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- baking powderChemical rising agent
self-raising flour · mixing · oven · preheat · recipe · whisk · fold · batter
Light meal around four
- high teaEarly evening British meal
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- teapotSteeping and serving vessel
tea cosy · biscuits · scones · crumpets · elevenses · cream tea · tea tray · china cups
Small seedless dried grapes
- raisinsDried grape snack
- sultanasPale dried grapes
- candied peelSugar-preserved citrus skin
- dried fruitDehydrated edible plant matter
speckled · studded · fruited · mixed fruit · citrus zest · lemon zest · orange zest
dense
Closely packed together
stodgy · firm · crumbly · rough · craggy · irregular · lumpy · rustic · coarse · dry
flour
Milled grain powder
baking powder · self-raising flour · mixing · oven · preheat · recipe · whisk · fold · batter · measure
afternoon tea
Light meal around four
- high teaEarly evening British meal
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
teapot · tea cosy · biscuits · scones · crumpets · elevenses · cream tea · tea tray · china cups · parlor
currants
Small seedless dried grapes
- raisinsDried grape snack
- sultanasPale dried grapes
- candied peelSugar-preserved citrus skin
dried fruit · speckled · studded · fruited · mixed fruit · citrus zest · lemon zest · orange zest
nutmeg
Aromatic seed spice
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- mixed spicePre-blended baking aromatics
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- British bakesteacakes, Bakewell tart, scones, scone, Chelsea bun
- Caribbean foodjerk chicken, curry goat, callaloo, oxtail stew, saltfish
rock cakesponge cake
Air-leavened flour confection
angel food cake · chiffon cake · soufflé · Swiss roll · mousse cake
rock cakepetit four
Miniature ornate confection
macaron · French pastry · éclair · opera cake · mille-feuille
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