Easy Rock Cakes (Rock Buns)
Whether you call them Rock Cakes or Rock Buns, this recipe is so easy to make and is a great one to start your baking journey.
Equipment
- 2 Baking Trays
- Baking parchment
Ingredients
- 200 g Self Raising Flour
- Pinch of salt use what you can hold between your index and thumb
- 50 g soft brown sugar or caster sugar
- ¼ teaspoon mixed spice
- 110 g unsalted butter fridge cold
- 110 g Mixed dried fruit such as currants raisins and sultanas.
- 25 g chopped mixed candied peel
- 1 medium egg
- 2 tablespoons milk.
- 1 tablespoon demererar sugar optional for dusting.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180deg Fan Assisted.
- Line 2 baking trays with a sheet of baking parchment.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, salt, sugar and spices. Using your finger tips, rub in the butter until you have fine breadcrumbs. Tip: adding the sugar at this stage helps to break up the butter.200 g Self Raising Flour, Pinch of salt, ¼ teaspoon mixed spice, 110 g unsalted butter, 50 g soft brown sugar
- Mix in the dried fruit and candied peel.110 g Mixed dried fruit, 25 g chopped mixed candied peel
- Add the lightly beaten egg and milk and mix everything together to form a firm dough.1 medium egg, 2 tablespoons milk.
- Spoon individual mounds of dough of equal size, onto the baking tray.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 12 - 15 mins or until baked with a nice golden colour. TIP: Baking times will depend on how many rock cakes you make. Larger portions will need a few minutes extra minutes of baking time.
- Take out of the oven and dust with Demerara sugar while still warm. Leave to cool.1 tablespoon demererar sugar
- Rock cakes are best eaten on the day they are made. But will keep for a couple of days in an airtight container.
Notes
Storage
- Room Temp - Keep in an airtight container
- Freeze - This is not something I have tried, but you could try freezing the dough in individual portions. You will need to bake them for a few extra minutes.
- Adding sugar during the rub-in method helps to break up the butter.
- Baking times will depend on how many rock cakes you make. Larger portions will need a few extra minutes of baking time.
