Rocking Rock Cakes

Makes:: 18

Recipe provided by: New Idea

Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour
1/3 cup caster sugar
60g cold unsalted butter, chopped
1/2 cup sultanas
1/2 cup corn flakes
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tsps finely grated orange rind
2 tblsps orange juice

Method

1. Process flour, sugar and butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl. Stir in sultanas and corn flakes, then egg, orange rind and juice.

2. Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls and place 2cm apart onto a baking paper-lined oven tray.

3. Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for about 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Stand for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

4. Rock cakes can be served warm or cold.

Notes

Rock cakes can be made up to 2 days ahead. They can be frozen for up to 2 months.

Source:: New Idea

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Kelli 12:40pm Monday 07th September 2009 EST Report Abuse
i veganized this and used ground flax seeds for the egg. they turned out really delicious. i had never had rock cakes before, but my English hubby says they are perfect. thanks! :)
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surfergirl2me 02:14pm Friday 24th April 2009 EST Report Abuse
I tried these with rice bubbles instead of cornflakes, because that's all I had in the cupboard, and they worked really well. The orange flavour really lifts them out of the ordinary!