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Celtic Cakes
Celtic Cakes is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic small cake of pastry shells filled with jam that have a sugar, butter, rice and egg dough overlaid on them in a Celtic cross pattern. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Celtic Cakes.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Makes:
12
Rating: 
Tags : Baking RecipesCake RecipesScottish Recipes
These little cakes are patterned like a Celtic Cross, hence the name. They were originally used as Lenten fare in Scotland, but have evolved considerably since then.
Ingredients:
180g caster sugar
60g butter
180g ground rice
3 eggs
raspberry or strawberry jam
For the pastry:
180g plain flour
90g butter
Method:
Add the flour to a bowl and rub in the butter to make a pastry (add just a splash or water if needed). Turn onto a floured surface and roll out until thin enough to cover the wells of a 16-well bun or jam tart tin. Cut the pastry with a pastry cutter and line the wells then add 1 tsp jam in each case. (Reserve the left-over pastry.)
Meanwhile, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well to combine after each addition. Now fold in the ground rice and mix thoroughly. Use the batter to fill the pastry cases then roll-out the left-over pastry and cut into strips. Place two strips cross-wise on top of each cake to form the 'Celtic Cross' pattern then place in an oven pre-heated to 180°C (350°F/Gas Mark 4) and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden and set.
Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
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