Here is a great cake which should prove to be popular at Christmas or Hogmanay (New Year) or indeed for any party celebration! Ingredients: 12 oz Plain Chocolate 6 oz Butter 6 oz Sugar 3 Eggs – Separated 2-3 drops Angostura Bitters 2-3 tbsp Whisky 12-16 Sponge Fingers 1 tbsp Water 0.5 pt Double...
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Traditional Scottish Recipes – Chocolate Fudge
Fudge (and tablet) is a popular form of sweet confection in Scotland – and it sells particularly well in tourist shops. It can have many flavours added to it, from various fruit essences to whisky. The one here uses vanilla but feel free to experiment! Unlike a number of fudge recipes, it does not...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Carrot Cake
Carrot cake is often found wherever "home baking" is advertised and there are many variations on the recipe. The ingredients below will make two, one pound cakes. Ingredients: 8 oz (2 cups) wholemeal flour 8 oz (2 cups) brown sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt Half a cup melted...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Butterscotch
That sweet tooth for which Scots have a reputation means that there are many traditional confectionary recipes. But quite why a brittle sweet (candy) made from butter and sugar should be named "Scotch" is lost in the mists of time. The ingredients below will make about one pound (450g) of butterscotch. Ingredients: One pound...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Broken Biscuit Cake
In the old days, when biscuits were sold loose, grocers sold mixed, broken biscuits at a lower price. This recipe was a good way of using them up and as a cake which requires no cooking, it can be easily made by the kids as well as experienced cooks. Ingredients: One pound plain chocolate...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Black Bun
This is a traditional recipe for a treat which is often eaten at the end of the year at Hogmanay. But it needs to be made several weeks in advance so that it can mature. Indeed, it can be kept for up to six months if kept in an airtight container. Don’t be put...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Abernethy Biscuits
Surprisingly, Abernethy biscuits do not get their name from the town in Perthshire but from a Dr Abernethy who suggested the addition of caraway seeds and sugar to plain biscuits. And of course a "biscuit" in America is a "cookie"! Ingredients: 8 oz plain flour 3 oz caster sugar (granulated will do) 3 oz...
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