Ingredients
Rock cakes
- 160 grams caster sugar
- 125 grams margarine
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 300 grams Self Raising Flour
- 260 grams sultanas
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Spatula TM5/TM6
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1. Preheat oven to 180 and line two baking trays with baking paper.
2. Add sugar to bowl and blitz 10 sec / sp 10 and scrape.
3. Add margarine and cream 40 sec / sp 4.
4. Add eggs and vanilla and combine 15 sec / sp 4.
5. Add flour and mix 20 sec / sp 4 then scrape.
6. Add sultanas and mix through 20 sec /
"Counter-clockwise operation" / sp 2 then scrape and use spatula to ensure it's combined thoroughly.7. Place heaped tablespoonfuls of mixture on tray (see tip).
8. Bake for 10 to 15 mins until pale golden brown.
9. Transfer to wire rack until cold and store in airtight container.
Rock Cakes
Tip
Tips: To stop spreading too much, don't make them like balls, make them more the shape of half an egg - a little higher domed.
Disclaimer: Thanks Nan! This is a variation of my grandmother's recipe (a little light on detail - no recipes for her!). It still tastes the same as when we used to make them together 30 years ago!
Costs: As at May '15, the recipe costs:
- all Homebrand - $2.38, or 12c per piece
- all brand names - $5.61, or 28c per piece
I use a combination of both, so I'm somewhere in the middle.
Thermomix Model
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Recipe is created forTM 5
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Comments
I made these as per the recipe and they turned out very nicely. Thanks.
These are pretty delicious and easy. I just need to remember to read the recipe instead of jumping ahead LOL not used to making icing sugar first. My other half also prefers them cooked less so no brown bits or I get to eat them all...oh poor me!
Taste delicious!
I reduced sugar to 120g as suggested by others, and I also added some orange zest. Really tasty and I'm sure I'll be making them again
Raudi: creaming is referring to what you are doing with the butter ad the sugar, you cream them together
Why does the method say to add cream with the butter, but there is no mention of cream in the ingredient list?
Very nice - we found 120g sugar worked, I added a half tbsp mixed spice and replaced 60g of sultanas for mixed peel.
Just like Nan’s!
swapped margarine for butter, used 100g of sugar and I only had half the amount of sultanas which was more than enough (my nan would add dates too). I added orange zest too! Delicious!! Kids new fav!
Oh and did sneak a tiny dab of raw sugar to tops before they went into the oven.
So delicious, i used butter, didnt spread too much😃
These are outstanding. Thank you.
Thank you for such a delicious and easy recipe! They taste exactly like my Grandma used to make. I blitzed raw sugar at the start instead of using castor sugar, used butter (not margarine) and half a standard box of sultanas (190g - plenty enough). I scooped using a tbs size cookie scoop, they didn't spread at all and made 30 cakes.