How to make Welsh cakes. Makes: About 2 dozen Welsh cakes. Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour 2 ½ tsp baking powder ¾ tsp salt; 4 oz (1 stick) butter; ¼ cup sugar; ½ cup golden raisins ...

Welsh cakes are flat, round snacking cakes made from flour, sugar, and lard. These simple cakes gained popularity in the late 19th century as a portable snack for coal miners.

Barry Lewis. HOW TO MAKE WELSH CAKES. Posted: August 6, 2024 | Last updated: August 6, 2024. More for You ...

Welsh cakes, also known as bakestone cakes, are a staple sweet treat in Wales so there's no better time to try them than on St David's Day.

Kate Middleton and Prince William, the Prince and Princess of Wales, visited Pontypridd, a town that was impacted by floods in December, to talk to locals and businesses and make Welsh cakes.

Welsh cakes were born out of a need for a simple treat you could make from common pantry items (namely flour, baking powder, eggs, butter or lard, caster sugar, and currants).They’ve been around ...

Princess Kate Middleton and Prince William got hard to work during a visit to a Welsh cake store on Wednesday, February 26. Kate Middleton, 43, and William, 42, met with local businesses and ...

William and Kate rolling out the dough for Welsh cakes. WPA Pool - Getty Images. After the market, they were due to make their way to Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodland, ...