Ingredients
- 12 oz (340 grams) Self-raising flour
- 3 oz (85 grams) Butter
- 2 Eggs
- 4 oz (113 grams) Sultanas
- 1 oz (30 grams) Chopped glacé cherries
- 3 oz (85 grams) Sugar
- ½ oz (14 grams) Ground almonds
- 1 heaped teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Extract of Almonds
Method
- Sieve the flour together with the baking powder
- Rub in the butter
- Add the sugar
- Fork in the ground almonds, sultanas and chopped cherries
- Gently whisk the eggs together and gradually fork them into the dry ingredients
- Add the extract of almonds
- The mixture should be stiff, a little dry and rough but you may add a splash of milk for extra moisture
- Grease and lightly flour a baking tray or use small cake tins
- Divide the mixture into small heaps
- Bake at Gas Mark 5 - 190°C or 375°F for approximately 15 minutes until the little rock cakes are a rich golden brown
