{"id":30345,"date":"2018-03-01T12:14:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T12:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=30345"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:51:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:50","slug":"make-welsh-cakes-st-davids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/make-welsh-cakes-st-davids-day","title":{"rendered":"How to make Welsh cakes for St David\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welsh cakes are a delicious traditional staple of St David\u2019s Day celebrations, but where did they come from and how exactly do you make them?<\/h2>\n<p>Welsh Cakes are a national treasure, as much a part of the nation\u2019s identify as rugby, daffodils or Tom Jones and the perfect way to celebrate St David\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Welsh Cakes (also known as pics, bakestones or <em>picau ar y maen<\/em> in Welsh), are flat, scone-like treats which have been around since the 19th century. Wales has a strong mining history and workers used to take the pocket-sized snack with them to see them through a long, hard day. They were also a firm favourite for children\u2019s lunches or teatime treats in many households.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been making Welsh cakes all my life,\u201d says Jacqui, who bakes up to 1000 every day at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bakestones.co.uk\/\">Bakestones<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffcouncilproperty.com\/cardiff-market\/\">Cardiff Market<\/a>. \u201cI learnt from my mum and my nan.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30366\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30366 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/cardiff-market-bakestones-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30366 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/cardiff-market-bakestones-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Bakestones in Cardiff Market bakes and sell their own welsh cakes and traditional bakes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A familiar delicacy to many Welsh people, locals are likely to have grown up eating and baking welsh cakes with their families. Others, however, encounter them a little later in life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my wife who first made them for me,\u201d says Jim, the owner of Bakestones, which has been selling homemade \u2018pics\u2019 for the past 10 years. \u201cWe\u2019re very popular with tourists, we have a lot of them come here [and] even the Turkish Prime Minister\u2019s wife, she came and tried our Welsh cakes. She loved them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30365\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30365 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/bakestones-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30365 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/bakestones-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Jim and Jacqui are busy preparing for the St David&#8217;s Day rush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The market bakers\u2019 Welsh cakes are now not only famous in Cardiff but also in many other places around the world. It\u2019s not just international tourists and politicians\u2019 wives taking an interest, but also networks in Japan and USA\u2019s Fox television channel. Jim even had a mention in TV chef, Jamie Oliver\u2019s book.<\/p>\n<p>It therefore seems that traditional Welsh cakes are as popular today as they were generations ago with their appreciation spreading beyond the national border. Although still largely the same bake as they always have been, there are some more modern variations now available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraditional are the most popular for us but chocolate chip are catching up,\u201d says Jacqui.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started with just the original Welsh cakes,\u201d agrees Jim. \u201cBut now we\u2019ve got lemon, there\u2019s vegan ones and we\u2019ve got diabetic Welsh cakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30363\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/bakestones-welsh-cakes-and-bakes-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/bakestones-welsh-cakes-and-bakes-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Bakestones sells traditional welsh treats like bara brith as well muffins, tarts and welsh cakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Traditionally, however, there are very few ingredients needed to make the traditional treats. Currants are often a key addition, but these can be swapped for other dried fruits or chocolate chips. Although traditionally made on a hot bakestone or iron griddle, they can also be made using a standard kitchen frying pan at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make them with love,\u201d says Jim. \u201cThey\u2019re made by hand, not by machine. That\u2019s the secret.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Bakestones have a decade of experience behind them, you don\u2019t have to be a professional to have a go at making your own Welsh cakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone can make them,\u201d says Jacqui. \u201cBut you\u2019ve got to get the right recipe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welsh cakes use standard, easy-to-find ingredients and are a great bake for new learners. We\u2019ve put together a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-871cSta0nk\">simple video<\/a> showing you exactly how to make your own from our favourite traditional recipe.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a recipe for you to learn how to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/food-culture\/how-to-make-gluten-free-welsh-cakes\">gluten free version<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate St David\u2019s Day by learning how to make traditional Welsh cakes, a tasty bite of the nation\u2019s 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