So does the filling, which also contains brown sugar, spices, and candied citrus peel. Eccles cake recipes dating back to the 18th century, however, call for such appetizing ingredients as boiled ...

The first one was easy: Eccles – everyone has heard of that cake. A few miles up the road ... made to the same Robinsons recipe. The Manchester tart has a shortcrust pastry shell spread with ...

Finish with crisp, flaky Eccles cakes topped with buffalo blue cheese. A match made in heaven and just enough of a festive fruit kick to give a salutatory wave to tradition. As for the rest of the ...