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Only the finest ingredients.
Quality you can taste.

Pure butter, Vostizza currants and premium raisins. Our Eccles Cakes and Chorley Cakes are made from the finest quality ingredients.

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.

The Ingredients

Our cakes are made from high quality ingredients that capture the authentic appearance and flavour of a Real Lancashire Eccles Cake.

Real Lancashire Eccles Cakes

Ingredients

Vine Fruits (Raisins, Currants, in varying proportions) (42%), Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid, Thiamin), Butter (Milk) (11%), Vegetable Oil (Palm, Rapeseed), Sugar, Invert Sugar Syrup, Water, Margarine, Skimmed Milk Powder, Salt, Baking Powder (Wheat).

Allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Suitable for vegetarians.

To serve warm: Pre-heat oven to 150°C (300°F), Gas Mark 2. Place cakes on a baking tray and warm through for a few minutes. Do not microwave.

Display box of Real Lancashire Eccles Cakes 4-packs with two packs in frontTwo 4-packs of Real Lancashire Eccles Cakes

Nutrition

Typical values per 100g
Energy 1786kJ / 426kcal
Fat 18.2g
of which saturates 9.7g
Carbohydrates 60.2g
of which sugars 37.9g
Protein 4.0g
Salt 0.37g

Real Lancashire Chorley Cakes

Ingredients

Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid, Thiamin), Vine Fruits (25%) (Raisins, Currants, in varying proportions), Sugar, Butter (Milk) (9%), Invert Sugar Syrup, Vegetable Oil (Palm, Rapeseed), Water, Baking Powder (Wheat Flour), Gelling Agent: Pectin, Dried Skimmed Milk, Salt.

Allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Suitable for vegetarians. Available as a 4-pack and as an individually wrapped single, both with the same ingredients.

To serve warm: Pre-heat oven to 150°C (300°F), Gas Mark 2. Place cakes on a baking tray and heat for 4 minutes. Do not microwave.

Storage: Once opened, store re-sealed in a cool, dry place.

Display box of Real Lancashire Chorley Cakes 4-packs with two packs in frontTwo 4-packs of Real Lancashire Chorley Cakes

Nutrition

Typical values per 100g
Energy 1742kJ / 415kcal
Fat 14.8g
of which saturates 7.7g
Carbohydrates 64.6g
of which sugars 40.3g
Protein 4.3g
Salt 0.4g

Vostizza Currants

Only the finest Vostizza currants are used in the production of Real Lancashire Eccles Cakes.

Vostizza currants are the finest currants produced anywhere in the world. Today most of the world’s currants are produced on the west coast of the Peloponnese area of southern Greece, stretching some 250 miles from Corinth in the north to Calamata in the south.

In exactly the same way as the great wines of France are produced in small areas where the soil and climatic conditions are favourable, so the Vostizza currant benefits from its cultivation high in the hills surrounding the town of Aeghion. This outstanding fruit proudly bears the ancient name of that town, Vostizza, where it is exclusively produced.

Indeed, so outstanding is the character of this fruit that the Vostizza name and quality was protected from the introduction of inferior qualities by presidential decree and later by Greek law. Since 1993 the European Union has certified Vostizza currants as a product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO No. 1549/98).

Vostizza currants – Vineyards in Aeghion, Greece

Vineyards in Aeghion, Greece

Vostizza currants – Vineyards in Aeghion, Greece

Vineyards in Aeghion, Greece

Vostizza currants – A bunch of Vostizza grapes showing their blue/black colour

A bunch of Vostizza grapes showing their blue/black colour

Vostizza currants – The modern drying method – the harvested bunches of grapes are laid onto plastic sheets on the ground

The modern drying method – the harvested bunches of grapes are laid onto plastic sheets on the ground

Vostizza currants – The traditional method of drying the fruit – the individual bunches of grapes are tied onto frames to dry in the sun

The traditional method of drying the fruit – the individual bunches of grapes are tied onto frames to dry in the sun

Vostizza currants – The traditional method of drying the fruit – the individual bunches of grapes are tied onto frames to dry in the sun

The traditional method of drying the fruit – the individual bunches of grapes are tied onto frames to dry in the sun

Vostizza currants – Outside the Union Co-Operative Factory in Aeghion, Greece

Outside the Union Co-Operative Factory in Aeghion, Greece

Vostizza currants – Inside the Union Co-Operative Factory in Aeghion, Greece

Inside the Union Co-Operative Factory in Aeghion, Greece

Vostizza currants – The harvested fruit is passed through very modern machinery, including laser and X-ray equipment, to remove all foreign bodies

The harvested fruit is passed through very modern machinery, including laser and X-ray equipment, to remove all foreign bodies

Vostizza currants – This machinery helps to ensure the extremely high level of cleaning for which the Union Co-Operative factory is renowned

This machinery helps to ensure the extremely high level of cleaning for which the Union Co-Operative factory is renowned

Vostizza currants – The finished product – Vostizza currants showing clearly their renowned blue/black colour

The finished product – Vostizza currants showing clearly their renowned blue/black colour