The relatively high fat content of lardy cakes means they will stay moist for longer than traditional cakes. However, it's best to keep them stored in airtight containers. Lardy cakes have a ...

Just don't eat it every day! I had my first lardy cake earlier this year, from a petrol station with a surprising array of baked goods, and the fatty, soft, sweet carb load sent me to sleep for the ...

‘My husband, Mark, was 40 late last year. When I asked him what he really wanted as a birthday treat, all he could talk about was lardy cake. So I tracked down a recipe and made it. It earned definite ...

Lardy cakes with scallion pieces are the most memorable food for elderly Suzhou residents. These cakes are white, soft, moist and oily, but not greasy. In the past, during harsh times, deep-fried ...

An English lardy cake, for instance, is a yeast dough marbled with sweetened lard—an ostentatiously weighty confection with bronzed, flaking edges and a cakey belly. Welsh bara brith is made ...

After an eclair to start - some soggy, Dan coming in last - they were told that the technical challenge was to create a 'lardy cake'. Philippa Demonte (flipuk.bsky.social) @fLip_uk was baffled on ...

Inside, I find an array of cake and bake traditional classics that take me back to my own childhood in that decade. Pineapple creams and egg custards alongside the regional favourite, lardy cake.

This recipe has a generous amount of dried fruit in a rich dough that’s lighter and less sweet than most shop-bought lardy cakes. Mix together the flour, salt and yeast in a mixing bowl.