Like many of England’s other delicacies, the Eccles cake has a history as rich and as local as the pastry itself. The factory was smaller than I expected; you wouldn’t have any idea that the ...

Greater Manchester, specifically Park Cakes factory in Oldham, is the official birthplace of Colin since its inception over 30 years ago. ... specialising in Eccles cakes.

Eccles cakes are a hot commodity, at least when they catch fire in microwaves. For as hellish as that sounds, it's not how the cake is tied to a religious ban. HOME. MAIL. NEWS. FINANCE.

Eccles cakes are made up of a mix of dried fruit, sugar and butter, and were first sold by baker James Birch more than 200 years ago – with a blue plaque marking the spot today.