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Sunday 20 September 2015

Eccles cake power



The view from the spot where we ate our morning snack on the hills above Chatsworth. Eight miles on one Eccles cake, but that's the power of Eccles cakes for you. 

10 comments:

Sackerson said...

I love 'em. Have to have lots and lots of currants, nice crisp shell.

Sam Vega said...

I used to cycle through Eccles to get to work back in the 1980s, but never saw a single cake.

A K Haart said...

Sackers - I love 'em too, especially with a cup of coffee.

Sam - you must have been cycling so fast you couldn't see all the pedestrians munching them.

Thud said...

Eccles cakes, one of Britains unsung treasures.

Mac said...

I trust that was one Eccles cake each as I would think eight miles on half an Eccles cake would be a bit much even for an Eccles cake.

A K Haart said...

Thud - I agree - even better than mince pies and available all year.

Mac - it was one each but in winter it would be at least two each.

Demetrius said...

Great minds think alike it is said. At our local Farmers' Market yesterday was a stall with real Eccles cakes. Fuel for the gods. I bought some.

A K Haart said...

Demetrius - unfortunately our best Eccles cake shop has closed down so I may even have a go at making them myself.

James Higham said...

Eccles cakes are a bit crumbly though for hikes.

A K Haart said...

James - not too bad if you wrap them well and make sure they aren't bounced around while walking. Worth the effort.