Eccles cake

Eccles cake
A freshly baked Eccles cake
Alternative namesSquashed Fly Cake, Fly Cake, Fly Pie
TypeCake
Place of originEngland
Region or stateEccles, Greater Manchester
Main ingredientsFlaky pastry, butter, currants

An Eccles cake is a small, round pie, similar to a turnover, filled with currants and made from flaky pastry with butter, sometimes topped with brown sugar.