Soul cakes samhain

A buttery biscuit/cookie/cake, lightly spiced and studded with currants. A traditional recipe served on All Hallows 'Eve in the UK.

Samhain Soul Cake Recipe

According to many different cultures and religions, late October and early November is the time of year when the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is seen to be at its thinnest. From Dia de los Muertos to Samhain to Halloween to All Souls Day, we gather together and enjo

Trick or Treating originated in Britain and Ireland. Children and the poor would go "souling", performing other tasks to receive a soul cake, a spiced biscuit. These yummy cakes are made in under 30 minutes.

These little cakes are a cross between a biscuit and a scone and are traditionally made for All Soul's Day, which is on the 2nd of November. Packed with currants and mixed spice, these lovely little cakes are delicious with an afternoon cuppa. This recipe is adapted from "Cattern Cakes and Lace".

Soul cakes are a very British treat traditionally served during Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Simple, sweet, delicately spiced and packed with juicy currants this recipe for Shropshire

If you are looking for a fun treat to celebrate Samhain you will love these simple and delicious soul cakes. S

Happy Halloween! I know I’ve said it before, but I LOVE Halloween. Unfortunately, this year Jay and I did not have any fabulous Halloween parties to attend. We didn’t actually get to go…

Today we are looking at soul cakes. Soul cakes are a traditional offering, for Samhain, although Christian’s also traditionally made these...

In 2018, there was a global challenge issued to recreate a recipe from a 1604 Oxfordshire cookbook, for Soul Cakes. The recipe was from a c...