Regency Queen Cakes For Jane Austen's Afternoon Tea Party

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 450 g self raising flour
• 450 g sugar
• 450 g butter
• 225 g currants
• 110 g almonds, ground
• 6 eggs
• 1 -2 tablespoon rose water
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• paper, cases

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 190c/374f/gas mark 5.
• 2 sift the flour and mace together.
• 3 beat the eggs.
• 4 melt the butter and allow to cool slightly.
• 5 beat the eggs, rose water and melted butter together.
• 6 make a well in the centre of the flour mixture.
• 7 add the liquid mixture and mix thoroughly.
• 8 add the currants, sugar and the ground almonds and mix well.
• 9 put a heaped spoon of the cake mixture in to the paper cases, or a well buttered patty or muffin tin.
• 10 bake for 15 to 25 minutes, until well risen, firm and golden brown.
• 11 you can ice them if you wish, using a thin mixture applied with a brush, more like a glaze.
• 12 serve with elegant china and some freshly drawn english tea in the drawing room or the parlour!