British Recipes > Welsh Dripping Cake
1 level teaspoon cinnamon
8 tablespoons dripping
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
just under 1/2 cup currants
just under 1/2 cup sultanas
1 tablespoon mix peel
4 tablespoons milk
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Fold in the fruit and peel.
- Add the flour and milk to make a dropping consistency.
- Place into greased cake tin about 7".
- Bake in oven at 180 degrees centigrade (see temperature conversions) for about 1 - 1 1/4 hours or until cake is set and firm to touch.
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How to make Welsh dripping cake:
A traditional cake from Wales which uses dripping (i.e. the fat left over from cooking a joint of beef) and would thus have been economical.Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour1 level teaspoon cinnamon
8 tablespoons dripping
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
just under 1/2 cup currants
just under 1/2 cup sultanas
1 tablespoon mix peel
4 tablespoons milk
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Cream the butter, dripping and sugar together.- Fold in the fruit and peel.
- Add the flour and milk to make a dropping consistency.
- Place into greased cake tin about 7".
- Bake in oven at 180 degrees centigrade (see temperature conversions) for about 1 - 1 1/4 hours or until cake is set and firm to touch.
If you have a question or comment relevant to this page, then please post it below.
hi i am going back 50 years,when i was in swindon,i bought a lardy cake i was told that the farm made them,they were fantastic,my cousin sent me one down to plymouth every two weeks,they were very greasy also they had a very thin coating of toffee on the top,would you possibly no the recipe,it would be fantastic if you do,thanking you very much malky.
#0 - malcolm hugo - 08/23/2011 - 04:21
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