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Someone bought cakes in to the office today, and the conversation got round to cakes you remember as a kid.

The little bakers round the corner from my ma & pa's (it's no longer there) used to sell this stuff which I seem to recall being called "Scotch Cake". The only way I can describe it is solid! It had like a shortcrust pastry top and bottom, the top coated with sugar, and the bit in between was like a compressed "mincemeat" kind of filling, but dryer. It was served in wedges, and I used to love it! I'm sure it was really good for you.

Can't for the life of me find any reference to it on the internerd.

Anyone have a long lost cake they remember having as a child but have never seen since?

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HeyWayne

The cake that you describe I know as 'Chorley Cake'.

Tracey

Similar Tracey

This was served in wedges, and as I remember was a lot more solid, and heavier than Eccles cake.

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Ohhh, I used to love 'dead fly' cakes!! And battenburg - think that's still with us though? Not a cake, but I used to love the McVities biscuits that were individually wrapped in red and silver wrappers (inside their biscuit tube wrapping) and covered in chocolate ALLLL over, not just on top, but havent seen them for years!?

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In an old Family Circle cookbook of British food I've got, its called Black Bun.

valmarg

Can you still buy Wispa bars? I haven't seen them in ages... they were yum, although they did seem to get smaller in the latter years of production... not really a cake I know.

One cookery book I've got has a recipe and a very unflattering description of Black Bun... being very very sweet and very very dense, sounds like the sort of thing that could take out a cow at twenty paces

Black Bun

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I understand they are bringing back the Wispa bar. Due to popular demand, as they say.

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We used to make pies like that, shortcrust pastry top and bottom with a dryish mincemeat inside. Sugar on top.......... Mince pie?

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Be warned - apparently they came out as a special edition in Ireland - but as a once off. There are loads of Wispa addicts going around trying to buy up the bars they find as there aren't anymore being supplied.

Ne'mind - I've got a wheelbarrow!

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Wispas were OK but in my mind they were always just a copy of Aeros really. There was also a Cadbury's bar (I think) which had bits of biscuit in and possibly raisins also. They were nice but can't remember what they were.

Fortunately my all time fav choccie is alive and well - just a couple of squares of Green & Blacks Maya Gold is heaven for me!

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Dwarf bread??

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Not cakes again I know (not a cake fan is my excuse). I loved galaxy buttons and, of course, spangles

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I think we have a winner!!!

http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/scotti..._Black_Bun.htm

Thanks val!

On another note, Wispa bars are available, I have two in my fridge. Even joined a Bookface group pleading to keep it in production: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5139334087

Now I'm off to make some black bun....

Actually, poo that, I'm gonna order some: http://www.alex-dalgetty.co.uk/products/black-bun.html

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Known as Black Bun up here. Great food - often served at a wedding at about 1am!

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That'll teach me not to scroll down before adding a post!

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Curiious deja vu... that's the link I posted a couple of hours ago!

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Where? Huh?

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HeyWayne, I can post the recipe from my old cookbook (apparently first published in 1971).

Another cake recipe that I used to make, and absolutely love from the book is Wiltshire Lardy Cake.

valmarg

Here..........

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Ah, sorry Birdie! I thought it was part of a signature....

Thanks Hazel.

Shoulda gone to Specsavers.

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