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Rock Cakes | Traditional Cookie From England, United Kingdom | TasteAtlas

Rock cakes

Rock cakes are traditional English cookies with a crumbly and light consistency, often served as a part of afternoon tea. The cookies are usually made with a combination of flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, milk, and dried fruits such as raisins or sultanas.


The thick and lumpy dough is placed onto a baking tray, and rock cakes are then baked until golden brown. It's recommended to eat them while they are still warm. Although the rock cakes look similar to scones, the dough for the rock cake is stiffer, and the size is smaller.


Scones are cut into shapes before baking, while rock cakes are not – they're rolled into balls before they're placed on the baking sheet.

WHERE TO EAT The best Rock cakes in the world (according to food experts)

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Recommended by The Telegraph and 3 other food critics.
"I recommend their rock cakes."
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Recommended by Adrian and Saffron Brown and 2 other food critics.
"Our personal highlight, warm rock cakes served with clotted cream and jam."
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Recommended by Alison Newman and 1 other food critic.
"Whenever we go to Arundel we always have a rock cake at 16h Century tearoom’s, Belinda’s in Tarrant Street. Their rock cakes are served slightly warm with a knob of butter. The cakes have apricot pieces, raisins and flaked almonds inside and dusted on top with a little castor sugar. Without the butter they would be still very nice indeed."
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Recommended by James Anderson
"Fist-sized and splendid rock cakes."
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Recommended by Beths Hampers
"I would definitely recommend their Norfolk Rock Cakes."

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