Recipes · English · Bakery
Eccles Cake
One serving has 424 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (22%) and thiamin (20%). Ready in 52 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 22 min
- Makes: 1 serving (94.3 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 45 g Puff pastry
- 25 g Currants, dried
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Sugar, brown
- 0.3 g Nutmeg
- 5 g Egg whites, raw
- 3 g Sugar
Method
- Melt the butter and mix with the currants, brown sugar and nutmeg to make the filling.
- Roll the puff pastry into a 12 cm circle.
- Spoon the filling into the centre, gather the pastry edges up and pinch together to seal into a ball.
- Turn the sealed side down and flatten gently with a rolling pin into a round about 8 cm across, until the currants just show through.
- Cut 2-3 small slashes in the top, brush with the egg white and scatter with sugar.
- Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20-25 minutes until deep golden and glossy; cool on a rack before eating.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 424 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 50.6 g | |
| Water | 14 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Protein | 4.8 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.16 g | |
| Leucine | 0.29 g | |
| Lysine | 0.11 g | |
| Methionine | 0.08 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.12 g | |
| Valine | 0.18 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 23.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.3 g | |
| Saturated | 8.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 17.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 36 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1.7 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 18.2 mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.32 mg | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 55.4 mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 244 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 12.3 µg | 22% |
| Sodium | 134 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.35 mg | 4% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.22 mg | 20% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.3 mg | 16% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.03 mg | 1% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 38.4 µg | 10% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.02 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 7.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 55.7 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1.2 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.46 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 8.6 µg | 10% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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