A lidded glass jar full of rock cakes on a folded blue and white napkin

Good Old Rock Cakes

18 minutes - 20 minutes

Makes 10-12

This recipe is from Delia's Cakes.

These were once economy cakes, not too expensive, providing cake for large families.

They were not going to be included in this edition – until, that is, we made some. And unbelievably they went down a storm. Perhaps we’ve got so used to bland shop-bought stuff that even something as simple as this tastes so very good.

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Good old rock cakes!

Asked by: Blondie

**Not a question; just feedback and no reply required.** Thanks ladies for the Rock Cakes recipe. I'm showing my age here but when I saw the recipe, it brought back lovely memories of school days. Lining up at the Tuck Shop for Rock cakes; they were such a favourite, with lashings of good old-fashioned butter. Now I'll have to make some for afternoon tea!!

Answered by Lindsey:

Gluten free Rock Cakes

Asked by: Dilip

Hi Lindsey Can I make rock cakes with gluten free flour Thanks Dilip

Answered by Lindsey: Hello Dilip, Yes you can make the rock cakes with gluten free flour. Best wishes Lindsey

Method

Mix the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar in a bowl, making sure you get all the little lumps out of the sugar, then add the spices and rub in the butter until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.

Lastly, stir in the fruit. Now break the egg into a separate bowl and whisk it lightly with a fork, then add it to the flour mixture. Stir until the mixture forms a stiff dough (you may need to add a tablespoon of milk, though certainly not more than two). Now, using two forks, pile the mixture in irregular spiky heaps on the baking sheet. Bake near the centre of the oven for 18–20 minutes or until golden brown, then leave to cool for a minute on the tray before removing to a wire rack.

Store in an airtight tin.