Rock cakes

• self-raising flour↗200g/7oz g
• baking powder↗1 tsp tsp
• mixed spice1 ½ tsp tsp
• butter↗100g/4oz g
• light muscovado sugar↗85g/3oz g
• mixed dried fruit100g/4oz g
• egg↗1

  beaten

• milk↗2 tbsp/30ml tbsp

  30ml

• demerara sugar↗

  or roughly crushed sugar cubes, for sprinkling

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Tip the flour, baking powder and 1 tsp spice into a bowl. Add the butter, cut into small pieces. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture forms fine crumbs (or do this in the food processor).

2. 2

   Stir in the muscovado sugar and fruit, then add the egg and milk. Mix to a fairly firm dough. Spoon 10 rough blobs of the mixture onto the baking sheet, leaving room for a little spreading. Mix together the sugar and remaining mixed spice and sprinkle over the cakes. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown.