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,
Charles Eccles represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in two first-class matches. Charles Eccles Charles Vernon Eccles (20 August 1843 – 21 February 1890) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled Underarm slow, although with which arm he bowled is unknown. Eccles was educated at Cheltenham College, where he represented the college cricket team. Eccles made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Lancashire in 1870. In 1874 Eccles represented the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club in a single first-class match against Kent. Eccles final first-class match came in 1875 for Hampshire against Kent. Eccles's died at Bareilly, Uttar