# Eccles cake

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small, round, oven-baked cake made from a currant-based filling enclosed in puff pastry.

## Etymology
From the English town of the same name, Eccles, where the cake was first sold commercially in 1793.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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