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