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Quick and Easy Eccles Cakes

downtonabbeycooks · April 28, 2019 ·

There are many Afternoon Tea recipes that are quick and easy to make, including these lovely Eccles Cakes.  Not really a cake, but a delicious pastry pocket filled with currants and mixed peel.  Simplify the recipe by using prepared puff pastry.  This is a great recipe to give authenticity to your tea tray. If you watch Coronation Street they are always served at Roy’s Rolls.


Quick and Easy Eccles Cakes

Not really a cake, but a puff pastry pocket filled with currants and mixed peel.  If you are a stickler for tradition, this is a great recipe to give authenticity to your tea tray.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Afternoon Tea
Cuisine As Seen on Downton, Edwardian, English, Victorian
Servings 6 Eccles Cakes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package butter puff pastry
  • 2 tbsp. butter or applesauce to reduce fat
  • 1 pinch freshly ground nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp. candied peel, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp. brown sugar (or sugar substitute)
  • 1/4 cup currants
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Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 425F.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and applesauce and cook over a medium heat for a few minutes until mixed together. Remove from the heat and add the add currants, candied peel and nutmeg.
  • On a lightly-floured surface, roll the pastry thinly if it does not already come pre-rolled, and cut into rounds of about ¼” thickness and 4” diameter. I use my crumpet rings as a cookie cutter.
  • Place 1-2 teaspoons of filling in the center of each circle.
  • Dampen the edges of the pastry with a little cold water and draw the edges together over the fruit and pinch to seal.
  • Turn over the cake over so the seam is now on the bottom and then press gently with a rolling pin to flatten the cakes.
  • Snip a V in the top with scissors, or you can make 3 slits with a knife. I like the V since it looks like a little heart when you are done.
  • Place on a greased baking tray. Brush with water and sprinkle with a little extra sugar.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until lightly browned round the edges.
  • Place on a wire rack and allow to cool.
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Filed Under: Afternoon Tea, COVID Comfort Food, Mothers Day, Sweets Tagged With: Downton Abbey recipes, Eccles Cakes, Traditional English tea treats

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