Soul cakes

Samhain Soul Cake Recipe

Enjoy these Soul Cakes as a more traditional Samhain celebration food! You'll love the flavor and how they're the perfect biscuit-like foods to go with cider, ale, tea, coffee or even wine. Save the recipe today!

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

Vegan soul cakes - these delicious little spiced cakes/biscuits are a traditional British treat dating from medieval times. They were originally baked for All Hallow's Eve, All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day to commemorate

“A soule cake, a soule cake, Have mercy on all Christen soules for a soule-cake.” John Aubrey, 17th century I’ve been researching old-world recipes in search of Halloween food inspiration, a…

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

Celebrate All Souls' Day with this delicious and easy soul cakes recipe! These mildly spiced and fruity biscuits are quick and simple to make, perfect with a cup of tea or glass of milk, and freezer-friendly.

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".

“A soule cake, a soule cake, Have mercy on all Christen soules for a soule-cake.” John Aubrey, 17th century I’ve been researching old-world recipes in search of Halloween food inspiration, a…

Inspired by the many Italian cakes baked on Epiphany Eve as offerings to “La Befana”, this fruity golden cake (with a dash of spirit) is a Witches Cake. According to legend, Befana is an old witch …

You don't have a food much more connected to Samhain than Soul Cakes! These delicious little spiced bisquit type cakes are oh so tasty and completely vegan. Click through and you may just discover your new staple Samhain recipe! #samhain #soulcakes #kitchenwitch

Halloween takes its roots in ancient festivals and feasts honouring the dead, like Samhain. This makes it a perfect time for cake…not just any cake, but a cake in remembrance of the Haliorunn…

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…

Soul Cakes from Shropshire

The idea of symbolically eating someone's sins, particularly those who had died without confession was an actual profession practiced right up until the beginning of the twentieth century. On All Souls' Day a kind of traditional and amateur form of Sin-Eating was practiced, it was called 'Soul-caking'. There is a rhyme that goes with it, which we as children used to sing in school with neither any idea of its roots, nor any remuneration in cake! #samhainrecipe #Halloweenrecipe

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

Cakes are an important part of a hobbit's afternoon tea menu - this honey cake spiked with sweet mead and spices is fashioned after the famous honey cakes of

From a request here is a post on a traditional Halloween recipe. From Texarkana Pagan and Witches group on MSN originally. Soul cakes were the original trick-or-treat goody. Irish peasants would go door-to door on All Hallows Eve begging homeowners for food to celebrate the occasion. Soul cakes were given to them. This ensured the homeowner would be free from a curse or prank; instead, the receivers would offer prayers for them that would help them get into heaven.