Eccles cake Eccles cakes do not have Protected Geographical Status, so may be manufactured anywhere and still labelled as "Eccles" cakes. The Banbury cake is an oval cake from Banbury, Oxfordshire, similarly filled with currants. The Chorley cake (from Chorley in Lancashire) is flatter, made with shortcrust pastry rather than flaky pastry and is devoid of sugar topping. The Blackburn cake is named after the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is made with stewed apples in place of currants. British fire brigades have reported fires started by Eccles cakes overcooked in microwave ovens. The problem occurs because sugar, contained in the cakes,
Malcolm Eccles August 2007. Eccles was appointed CEO of Basslink on 1 September 2007. Since his appointment as CEO Basslink group has grown and now includes a wholesale telecoms business and an engineering consultancy businesses. Eccles is actively engaged in the activities of the ICPC (International Cable Protection Committee) & CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems). Eccles is also a non-executive director of Gippsland Water in Victoria, having been appointed to the board in 2011 by the Minister of Water. Eccles and his wife live in Melbourne, Victoria. Sharing their home with 2 cats and 2 motorcycles. Malcolm Eccles Malcolm Eccles