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Handmade in our bakery
in Lancashire.

Our Eccles Cakes are still made by hand at our bakery in the North of England. Our Eccles Cakes and Chorley Cakes are both made using secret family recipes passed down through the generations.

Stocked nationwide
Up to 30 million cakes
baked per annum.

BRCGS AA rated
Independently audited bakery.
Quality you can rely on.

Hand wrapped
Every Eccles Cake finished
by hand in our modern bakery.

Vegetarian friendly
Made with pure butter,
currants and raisins.

Our Bakery in the North

The present Bakery is located in Ardwick, Manchester. The Bakery is a modern, custom built unit designed solely for the manufacture of Eccles Cakes and Chorley Cakes, incorporating all the requirements necessary to meet the latest legislation on Health and Hygiene.

The premises of Lancashire Eccles Cakes in Ardwick, Manchester.

The premises of Lancashire Eccles Cakes in Ardwick, Manchester.

This photograph shows the blocks of butter which are mixed with the flour and other ingredients to make the rich buttery pastry. Each block weighs 25kgs.

This photograph shows the blocks of butter which are mixed with the flour and other ingredients to make the rich buttery pastry. Each block weighs 25kgs.

A piece of pastry is wrapped by hand around a ball of filling to form a cake. The cake is rolled flat before being placed onto a baking tray.

A piece of pastry is wrapped by hand around a ball of filling to form a cake. The cake is rolled flat before being placed onto a baking tray.

The cakes are baked in large rack ovens until golden brown. The ovens are easy to use. You just push in each rack of cakes, press the timer and wait.

The cakes are baked in large rack ovens until golden brown. The ovens are easy to use. You just push in each rack of cakes, press the timer and wait. Two racks of cakes are baked in each oven.

When the racks are wheeled out of the oven, each tray of cakes is checked to ensure they are perfectly baked.

When the racks are wheeled out of the oven, each tray of cakes is checked to ensure they are perfectly baked.

When cool, four cakes are placed into slots on the packing machine. The machine wraps the cakes in cellophane to form a packet.

When cool, four cakes are placed into slots on the packing machine. The machine wraps the cakes in cellophane to form a packet.

A ‘best before’ date is printed on the front of each packet before they are passed through a metal detector.

A ‘best before’ date is printed on the front of each packet before they are passed through a metal detector.

Each packet is carefully checked to ensure it is properly sealed. Twelve packets of cakes are placed into a display box. The display boxes are sometimes put into a corrugated carton to ensure extra protection during transportation.

Each packet is carefully checked to ensure it is properly sealed. Twelve packets of cakes are placed into a display box. The display boxes are sometimes put into a corrugated carton to ensure extra protection during transportation.

The corrugated outers containing the display boxes are palletised. The pallets are then put onto the warehouse racking by using a forklift truck.

The corrugated outers containing the display boxes are palletised. The pallets are then put onto the warehouse racking by using a forklift truck.

Our box on wheels – have you seen us on the road?

Our box on wheels – have you seen us on the road?