Welsh Shearing Cake

The Encyclopedia of British Cooking was wrapped under the tree for me this Christmas. One of the things I love about British culture is their national passion for tea and teatime sweets. About a third of the recipes are dedicated to various sweet dishes :)

I had candied peel leftover from last fall's adventures in mince pie making, and decided I wanted to highlight it as a main ingredient. The next step was to find a recipe that did just that, and voila, I stumbled across Welsh shearing cake. The cake has a high flour to liquid ratio, resulting in a dense cake, perfect for dipping into tea or coffee :)