Welsh Cakes
Welsh cakes (Welsh: picau ar y maen) are a popular cake in Wales that are similar to scones and Cornish Heavy cakes.
Ingredients
- 450 g (2 cups or 1 lb) plain flour
- 225 g (1 cup or 8 oz) butter
- 170 g (¾ cup or 6 oz) castor sugar
- 4 eggs
- 85 g (3 oz) currants, sultanas, raisins or other dried fruit
- dash of milk
- pinch of salt
Ingredients for 24 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour then rub together with the butter and salt until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- 2
Mix in sugar and dried fruit.
- 3
Add eggs one at a time, beating together until mixture forms a thick dough. If dough will not form, add a small amount of milk (i.e. a tablespoon).
- 4
Knead for two to three minutes until dough becomes cohesive and slightly elastic.
- 5
Roll dough out on a flat surface.
- 6
Cut 2–3-inch circles from the dough and fry
Stovetop - 7
Preheat a griddle on high than lower it to medium-low (this is important to stop burning)
Stovetop - 8
Griddle 2-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Stovetop
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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