Apricot And Sultana Rock Cakes Recipes

LIGHT ROCK CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 deg C (fan forced oven).
• Sift flour into large bowl then add remaining dry ingredients.
• In a microwave safe jug melt margarine. Add milk and combine using a whisk. Add egg whites to this mix and thoroughly whisk.
• Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.
• Divide mixture into 12 and drop onto a baking tray coated with cooking spray (or line with baking paper). Sprinkle extra sugar over the top of each cake.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until pale golden.

APRICOT AND SULTANA ROCK CAKES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 180 Celsius line a large cookie tray with baking paper.
• place flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
• add butter and rub in until the mix resembles breadcrumbs.
• stir in the sultanas, apricots, sugar and rind.
• add the eggs and stir until everything is well combined.
• place mounds of dough onto the baking tray (I used a dessert spoon), leaving space between each mound to allow for spreading.
• cook for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden. remove to wire to cool.

ROCK CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C Place flour in a large bowl and add butter and rub in until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Mix in sugar , fruit, nuts and ginger. Whisk eggs into milk and add to dry ingredients. Mix to a stiff dough.
• Make round heaps on greased oven trays. Bake for 10-15 min or until golden brown.

NEW ZEALAND ROCK CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Mix in butter until crumbly (use clean hands). Add sugar, raisins, and marmalade; mix well (with spoon). Add in egg. Batter should be stiff and "rocky".
• The mixture must be stiff, or it will lose shape when baking. Pull off golf ball size chunks of dough and drop on cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake in oven for 15 minutes until lightly browned. Turn bottom side up to cool. Serve with milk or tea.