{"id":6886,"date":"2015-02-11T16:09:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T16:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog?p=6886"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:58:11","slug":"5-great-british-bakes-you-have-to-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/5-great-british-bakes-you-have-to-taste","title":{"rendered":"5 Great British Bakes You Should Try"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Brits have a bit of a sweet tooth. In the UK, people eat and bake puddings, biscuits, and pastries in abundance. Did you know the British baking industry is worth \u00a33.4 billion? We love to hit the kitchen and bake some of our favourite treats. The success of the BBC show The Great British Bake Off has only confirmed that the British people adore baking, and what better way can you get your sugar hit than by enjoying a serving of one of the country&#8217;s famous cakes?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scones<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Scone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" class=\"wp-image-6891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Scone-e1423668102908.jpg\" alt=\"Scones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Scone-e1423668102908.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Scone-e1423668102908-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Probably the most famous British baked good, the humble scone is the star of a traditional afternoon tea experience. We tend to pile the crumbly cake with jam and clotted cream \u2013 a match made in heaven for sure! The inventor of the scone is unknown, but it was first mentioned in print by a Scottish poet in 1513.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Battenberg Cake<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Battenberg-cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"323\" class=\"wp-image-6893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Battenberg-cake-e1423668245773.jpg\" alt=\"Battenberg cake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Battenberg-cake-e1423668245773.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Battenberg-cake-e1423668245773-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Henry Cooksey on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/henrycooksey\/5026575911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external\">Flickr<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The pink and white chequered Battenberg cake has a royal history. Though its origins are unknown, they named the cake in honour of Queen Victoria\u2019s granddaughter to Prince Louis of Battenberg.\u00a0 The colourful sponge cake is covered in marzipan with jam in between the sponge squares.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Victoria Sponge<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Victoria-sponge-cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"wp-image-6895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Victoria-sponge-cake-e1423668467110.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria sponge cake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Victoria-sponge-cake-e1423668467110.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Victoria-sponge-cake-e1423668467110-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Kelly Hunter on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/inspirekelly\/9827093964\/in\/photolist-fYoqEy-6NUS6w-ajowWL-9kM8gE-9kJ8Se-9kJ4qT-9kJ2C4-CN4Co-98NQt3-98NQUA-98KHtT-9oksBQ-8CbvvD-9kMbwm-oMMmBy-a2uPVd-9kJ2ct-dRSmW8-dRSnW4-6VD5b4-icLK9v-9kHZCa-HBTmC-9kJ1ov-3maxhR-HBTmE-6VH2qb-hcJ5kb-hcHSGF-cmMEmj-6VH9Js-6VCWQe-6VH1gL-rmh1p-9kJ3fi-icMwhV-cB5kNm-6VCVDc-fDdcby-q9kyJY-7Kqegj-9kJ7gD-cB5kwf-cBCzmf-5XfNyD-cBCzxS-73YPqD-nEv1VB-bGwjb2-hKob3Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external\">Flickr<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Queen Victoria had her fingers in all the pies (or cakes, in this case). The renowned bakers invented the elegant Victoria sponge cake as a teatime treat during Queen Victoria\u2019s reign, and she deemed the cake good enough to bear her name.\u00a0The round plain cake has jam and cream in between two layers \u2013 hence its alternative name \u2018Victoria sandwich cake\u2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welsh Cakes<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Welsh-cakes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"wp-image-6896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Welsh-cakes-e1423668906538.jpg\" alt=\"Welsh cakes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Welsh-cakes-e1423668906538.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Welsh-cakes-e1423668906538-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Great British Chefs Team on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/greatbritishchefs\/7120732385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external\">Flickr<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our Welsh neighbours are responsible for this unique cake. Flat and thick, the perfect Welsh cake mixture has sultanas or raisins and cooks on a griddle. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/day-trips-by-rail\">Wales<\/a> they are known as <em>picau ar y maen <\/em>but the rest of world keeps it simple with the easy to remember Welsh cake. The cakes were perfect for the Welsh miners, who could slip the cake into a coat pocket and enjoy them during their day&#8217;s work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chelsea Buns<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Chelsea-buns-e1423669198933.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-image-6897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Chelsea-buns-e1423669198933.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea buns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Chelsea-buns-e1423669198933.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.goldentours.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Chelsea-buns-e1423669198933-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by allyhook on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/allyhook\/8338790709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external\">Flickr<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Chelsea Bun House in London created the sticky Chelsea bun in the 18th century. Stuffed with currants and flavoured with cinnamon, the Chelsea is one posh bun. Royals flocked to The Chelsea Bun House to get a taste of their buns before the business closed in 1839 and the Chelsea bun lives on in many caf\u00e9s and tea-shops today.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s easy to try some of these British bakes &#8211; they&#8217;re not going anywhere! If you don&#8217;t fancy making\u00a0them\u00a0yourself (let&#8217;s face it, eating is the best part anyway), put down the scone recipe and take a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/extras\/indybest\/food-drink\/the-50-best-tea-rooms-8552243.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external\">50 best tea rooms in the UK<\/a>. Relax the traditional way\u00a0with a spot of tea and cake!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indulge your sweet tooth with what we believe are the best British bakes! 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