This is Betty’s recipe for delicious Welsh Cakes and just like Betty, they are a speciality from Wales. Traditionally Welsh Cakes need to be cooked on a cast iron bakestone - Betty’s is over a hundred years old and belonged to her Mother’s Mother. Cymru am byth!
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Ingredients
- 1 medium egg
- 1lb self raising flour
- 4 1/2 oz granulated sugar
- Caster sugar
- 3 tblsp milk
- 8oz margarine
- 1 tsp. mixed spice
- A pinch salt
- 4 chopped glacé cherries
- 3/4 cup sultanas and currants
- 1 tsp mixed peel
Directions
Soak the mixed peel, currants, sultanas and cherries in the milk overnight.
Heat the bakestone/griddle.
While it’s heating, mix the self raising flour, the mixed spice, salt and the granulated sugar (the caster sugar comes later). Then beat in the margarine and add the soaked fruit.
Once it’s fully mixed, roll it into balls on a surface sprinkled with flour. Then roll them out flat (height of approx. 1cm). Use a circular pastry cutter to shape the welsh cakes.
Cook the welsh cakes for about a minute either side until golden brown. Leave to cool on a rack.
Sprinkle the hot welsh cakes with caster sugar. They’re best eaten hot but they do keep for a few days and also freeze very well.
7 comments...
What a delight to see Welsh cakes made. My family was born in Wales but emigrated to Canada in 1947. I was born in Victoria. Both my Mom,Dad, Aunt, Uncle and Grandma were from Llandaff Wales and Welsh cakes were a part of growing up! The only survivor is my Uncle Jack Bastone who turns 92 tomorrow. As a surprise I am making him some Welsh cakes!
Thanks Grandma Betty
Sincerely,
Chris Bastone
Llandaff Place
Victoria BC
CANADA
Diolch yn fawr i chi!
Born and Bred in Wales but now living in Slovakia (long story).
Cooking Welsh cakes is my project for tomorrow using this video because mum is still in Wales so I’m all alone on this one.
Great idea to put it on the Web get more Welsh recipies on her - betty is Luvly!
Thanks guys
Mike
I used to have Singin’ Hinnies when I was a nipper in County Durham. I too am in Canada now and I can almost smell those wonderful Welsh cakes… and you explained everything so well. Thanks!
Could you please write which mixed spice is used? They look so tasty, I wish to try to make some. Thanks
What a fortunate family to share life with Betty. She is quite an admirable lady. Well over a hundred years ago my Grandma’s family came over from Wales to the State of Illinois, United States. I look forward to making Betty’s Welsh cakes. Thank you, Betty.
Hi Betty,
Am moving to Llandudno with my husband soon from Scotland where we have always lived since son and daughter already moved there with their jobs and we need a little adventure to get us out of our cosy rut so it is nice to find out something about welsh cooking before we go so we can practice the cooking as well as the language,thanks Betty.
Good to see you making those delicious welsh cakes. Peter will be round to get one one day.