The Blog — Cakes
Dundee Cake -- Perfect With Tea
Dundee Cake is now considered to be an essential part of the Scottish tea table, and it's served at christenings, birthdays and other celebrations. Though Dundee Cake is made at practically every bakery throughout Scotland, there remains an element of national pride surrounding the cake.
Black bun is often served at New Year, but you don't need to wait for a holiday
Black bun is a dense and rich fruit cake, stuffed with currants and raisins. Black bun was sometimes called Scotch bun. Technically it's not a cake, since it's basically just fruit filling encased in a pastry shell. And, like a Christmas cake, black bun is best when it is made a few weeks in advance and allowed to "mature." The concentrated density of black bun -- a little goes a long way! -- might have something to do with its traditional role as an accompaniment of the ritual known as "First Footing,"
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