Recipes · British · Bakery

Rock Cake

One serving has 331 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (32%), selenium (28%), thiamin (26%) and riboflavin (23%). Ready in 32 minutes.

Rock Cake
Photo: Evan-Amos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 17 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (91.8 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 35 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 12 g Sugar
  • 10 g Raisins
  • 1.5 g Baking powder
  • 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 8 g Milk, whole
  • 0.3 g Lemon zest

Method

  1. Makes 1 cake; multiply by 10 for a full batch. Rub the butter into the flour and baking powder until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
  2. Stir in the sugar, raisins and lemon zest.
  3. Mix in the egg and just enough milk to bring the mixture together into a stiff, rough dough that should not be smooth.
  4. Pile the mixture into a rough mound on a lined tray, without smoothing it.
  5. Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 15-18 minutes until golden and firm on the outside.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy331 kcal16%
Carbohydrates47.5 g
Water23.1 mL
Fiber1.4 g5%
Protein5.6 g12%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.17 g
Isoleucine0.21 g
Leucine0.39 g
Lysine0.2 g
Methionine0.11 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.27 g
Tyrosine0.18 g
Valine0.26 g
Histidine0.12 g
Fat13.8 g
Monounsaturated4 g
Polyunsaturated0.81 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.58 g
Saturated8.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol70.3 mg
Calcium141 mg14%
Copper0.09 mg10%
Iron2.2 mg12%
Magnesium14.2 mg5%
Manganese0.27 mg15%
Phosphorus227 mg32%
Potassium141 mg3%
Selenium15.5 µg28%
Sodium141 mg
Zinc0.46 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.29 mg26%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.25 mg23%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.2 mg16%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.35 mg7%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.05 mg4%
Folate (vitamin B9)70.1 µg18%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.15 µg6%
Choline34.5 mg8%
Vitamin A122 µg17%
Vitamin C0.62 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)12.3 IU2%
Vitamin E0.55 mg4%
Vitamin K1.6 µg2%

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

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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