To make Welsh Cakes myself

[TheShellBeach]

I keep buying them from Ebay and the quality is variable.

Some were delivered today which seem to have had the sugar omitted from the recipe altogether. V. disappointing.

I would like to know how to make them myself. Can anyone help with a fool-proof recipe?

YANBU, they are really easy to make. Nigella has a decent recipe: https://www.nigella.com/recipes/welshcakes

If you're buying them, in my opinion Tan y Castell is the best brand.

Thank you @Poblano those look amazing.

I can't get them at the supermarket because we live in a tiny remote Scottish village, so I have to get them from Ebay.

Tan y Castell have an online shop https://welshcakes.com/shop/

So easy to make! I use this recipe but with butter, no lard. They taste a million times better hot out the pan than anything coming via eBay will!

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/welsh-cakes

If anyone is ever in Cardiff Bay do treat yourself to some freshly madevWelsh cakes from here. They are fabulous.

https://www.fabulouswelshcakes.co.uk/

The effort to reward ratio for making Welsh cakes is definitely in your favour. They're so easy and cheap to make, and homemade are far far superior to shop bought.

Seconding Tan y Castell.

If you can get to Cardiff Market, the Bakestones stall does wonderful traditional and novel Welsh cakes. Bit of a trek from yours, OP.

Oh, and if you get a large order from Tan y Castell online, their Welsh cakes freeze brilliantly.

Gluten free recipe here if anyone needs it!

https://glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2022/02/23/gluten-free-welsh-cakes-recipe/#recipe

Thank you so much!

I've just placed a large order. Also for the chocolate shortbread.

Mmmmmm.

I am just about the most hopeless baker in the world and I can make Welsh cakes. They really are easy to make. Scones on the other hand ......... (yes, I can make scones, they just aren't great).

My local Coffee#1 does amazing Welshcakes.

I want to make my own too, but you need a griddle?

Welsh cakes are very, very simple to make. We are talking toddler level baking!

IMHO they are better when they aren’t fully cooked all the way through. My mother liked them slightly burned.

My local bakery does them with chocolate chips which is an absolute travesty but delicious all the same!

My other favourite is bara brith.

I prefer these to tan y caswell. Their mince pies are pretty epic too in all fairness! https://www.wilfredspies.com/collections/luxury-sweet-treats/products/shirgar-butter-welsh-cakes

I've never heard of a Welsh cake before (I'm Irish) but they sound great. I'll definitely try making them at the weekend.

Are they more like a fried scone or a fruity pancake or am I way off?

They are like a fried scone.

sounds terrible😂
I remember an auntie who made them

@Gloriosaford No they are delicious, especially warm with a cuppa!

Fried scone - but how you’d cook a potato cake with a smear of butter and not greasy (not fried like bacon and eggs).

Welsh speaker with Irish parents here, I get all the references!

https://mamguwelshcakes.com/

these are goood

I make Nigellas recipe as previously suggested

I use the bbc good food recipe regularly.

They are pretty foolproof to make yourself and so, SO much nicer than shop bought. I just use a frying pan and make sure to burn some because burnt are best 😋❤️

I have had success with the BBC good food recipe and can confirm it was quite foolproof (I very rarely bake). I used all butter instead of half lard as I didn’t want to buy lard just for one recipe and it was fine.

I also quite like the M&S Welsh cakes if you can get hold of those.

Yes they are easy to make! Homemade are better, but decent shop-bought ones are still great if you heat them up in a frying pan.

You don’t need a griddle, a frying pan is fine.

Welsh cakes are one of the very few things I can make. If I can - anyone can!

I also love these though https://www.fatbottomwelshcakes.com/