Recipe for " thumbprint cakes"

They're often to be found in Be-Ro cookbooks.

I made some on the weekend. Our recipes here use volume instead of weights, but I found a recipe. The batter was quite crumbly, but I managed to get it together with a bit of kneading. I realize now I should have just added a bit of milk which would have worked.

Thanks for the suggestion; they are good. It's the first time I made them.

I haven't made them, but will .
We made scones at school .
I still have my Grandma's cloth bound cookery book from 1930's - I think .
You can't beat the old cake recipes even if the measurements are in imperial !

These cakes remind me of Jammie Dodger biscuits. I made a normal sponge cake filled it with jam and cream, made an indentation in the middle with the bottom of a small glass, left the glass in place whilst I iced the top and then when the icing had hardened I filled the indentation with strawberry jam. A Jammie Dodger cake.

Mention of Larry cakes brought back happy memories of visits to my aunt. Her milkman delivered them and they were delicious. I haven’t made Melting Moments in years but I might try them with my gd. She’s not keen on jam however, would chocolate spread work?

HelterSkelter1 if you want my orange marmalade recipe I will post it on Whiffs recipes. Already posted my lemon one there . It's not just for my recipes but after posting on the gingerbread/ Parkin thread. I posted some of my recipes and was asked to start a thread. I am disabled but do things my way not usual way but people seem to like them .

My mother died in March 28 years ago and I can still feel tearful. I use a lot of her kitchen things and wooden pegs and will pass on to my daughters. Nice to feel I am touching things she touched. Sadly I haven't got her presuure cooker marmalade recipe but then I no longer have a pressure cooker.
The buns look lovely. I could just eat one now.

Jellybaby firsts where grief is concerned is always hard. Salty tears will make them taste better. A tribute to your mom.

Thanks everyone for this thread.
Brought back so many memories. Of making these in school and for my mum and dad as a teenager.
Salti’s photo of the old recipe was especially poignant as I wish I had my mother’s recipes with her writing on.
I have been suddenly overwhelmed with grief this morning as this will be my first Mother’s Day without her.
Made the buns this morning and hope that salty tears don’t spoil the taste!

That's the old recipe for melting moments new recipes use butter or spread not lard.

But a mix of margarine and lard always made the best pastry.

Anyone remember Lardy cakes ? They where square from the bakery the layers of dough spread with lard and dried fruit and sugar . The tops where golden brown and crispy and the bottoms where crispy and very greasy but they tasted delicious.

Whiff

Melting moments this is the old recipe
5oz SR flour
3oz white sugar
2+ half oz margarine
1+ half oz lard
Half an egg
I teaspoon vanilla essence
Dessicated coconut
Glace cherries
Oven 180°c
Cream margarine,lard and sugar together.
Beat in egg and vanilla essence.
Stir in flour
Divide into 40 balls and roll in coconut.
Place on trays flatten slightly place quarter of piece of place cherry.
Bake 15-20 mins .

Use damp hands to roll balls .

That is interesting. I wonder if it was my mum or my grandma who decided to use oats instead of coconut to roll the dough in. I'm quite surprised, as they both regularly used coconut in other recipes.

You don't see many recipes now that use lard, do you - I usually use all margarine in my melting moments nowadays, but to me they really do taste better on the odd occasion that I still use lard. ☺

Melting moments this is the old recipe
5oz SR flour
3oz white sugar
2+ half oz margarine
1+ half oz lard
Half an egg
I teaspoon vanilla essence
Dessicated coconut
Glace cherries
Oven 180°c
Cream margarine,lard and sugar together.
Beat in egg and vanilla essence.
Stir in flour
Divide into 40 balls and roll in coconut.
Place on trays flatten slightly place quarter of piece of place cherry.
Bake 15-20 mins .

Use damp hands to roll balls .

Oldnproud

Whiff

62Granny don't laugh . It's my week I bake for my craft group tomorrow. I can't do them the usual way as my hands won't let me so I couldn't do the jam thumbprints as they should. So I just spooned mixture onto trays and used the floured end of a knife to make a hole for my jam . Also made cupcakes and put some jam on the top so it would sink in while cooking

Those look like what I know as Melting Moments, though for those the little balls of
dough are rolled in oats before making the hole for the jam. I think it was a Bero recipe.

It is Bero recipe and I roll them in coconut. Delicious!

I haven't made these before, but will soon!

Out!!

Thanks Whiff , just put of the oven -
Takes me back to school days !

Whiff

62Granny don't laugh . It's my week I bake for my craft group tomorrow. I can't do them the usual way as my hands won't let me so I couldn't do the jam thumbprints as they should. So I just spooned mixture onto trays and used the floured end of a knife to make a hole for my jam . Also made cupcakes and put some jam on the top so it would sink in while cooking

They look great, Whiff, just how I remember them looking from my schools days😂 I haven't made mine yet. Trying to loose a few pounds, but next time my DD and GS visit I will definitely be making them.

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I make these every week for my husband. Here is the original recipe. I zap the fat and flour in the food processor add the sugar and then the egg. I roll into balls, add jam, and put in the oven, gas 6, for 12 minutes.

I also made them in domestic science class in school,( 1964) we definitely called them raspberry buns - I will make some asap!

I'm hungry now 😁

Whiff

62Granny don't laugh . It's my week I bake for my craft group tomorrow. I can't do them the usual way as my hands won't let me so I couldn't do the jam thumbprints as they should. So I just spooned mixture onto trays and used the floured end of a knife to make a hole for my jam . Also made cupcakes and put some jam on the top so it would sink in while cooking

Those look like what I know as Melting Moments, though for those the little balls of
dough are rolled in oats before making the hole for the jam. I think it was a Bero recipe.

We made these in Domestic Science in 1964, I haven’t made them since, but we called them raspberry buns.

Mum didn’t have raspberry jam so I had to use home made Bramble Jelly.

Yes, we called them raspberry buns!

62Granny don't laugh . It's my week I bake for my craft group tomorrow. I can't do them the usual way as my hands won't let me so I couldn't do the jam thumbprints as they should. So I just spooned mixture onto trays and used the floured end of a knife to make a hole for my jam . Also made cupcakes and put some jam on the top so it would sink in while cooking

Think we called them raspberry buns (delicious either way) making me want to bake some.