Today's recipe offers a rather interesting history lesson. Depression cake, also known as boiled raisin cake, was a dessert commonly made during the Great Depression. Recipes included little or no ...

75g (2¾oz) raisins 3tbsp dark rum 175ml (6fl oz) single cream 25g (1oz) golden caster sugar 350g (12oz) dark chocolate, chopped 25g (1oz) unsalted butter, softened Edible gold leaf flakes (online or ...

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Rinse the raisins, pat dry and chop. Set aside. Cream the shortening and gradually add the honey. Add the eggs and mix. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt ...

I have always loved oatmeal and raisin cookies, so I have to be very strong-willed when I bake a batch of these! When cooked, the edges become slightly crunchy and chewy while the middle stays ...