Eccles cake will burst into flames if it gets too hot. Eccles cake An Eccles cake is a small, round cake filled with currants and made from flaky pastry with butter, sometimes topped with demerara sugar. Eccles cakes are named after the English town of Eccles, historically part of Lancashire, but now classified as a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester. It is not known who invented the recipe, but James Birch is credited with being the first person to sell Eccles cakes commercially, which he sold from his shop at the corner of Vicarage Road and St Mary's Road,
Cliff Eccles over four seasons including Super League and Challenge Cup Games. Cliff left Salford before the start of the 2000 season to join former Salford player turned coach Mike Gregory in his first coaching role at Swinton Lions. Eccles stayed with Gregory at Swinton for one season and then joined Widnes Vikings with Colin Whitfield as head coach; after one season Eccles retired from the game with damaged knee ligaments. Cliff Eccles won caps for Ireland while at Salford 1997–1998 1-cap + 2-caps (sub). Cliff Eccles Clifford Eccles (born in Warrington), also known by the nickname of "Cliff", is an English-born